Specimen Information

Pseudodiaptomus forbesi
Pseudodiaptomus forbesi
(a calanoid copepod)
Crustaceans-Copepods
Exotic

Specimen ID260293
GroupCrustaceans-Copepods
GenusPseudodiaptomus
Speciesforbesi
Common Namea calanoid copepod
StateWA
CountyWalla Walla
LocalityColumbia River, at the mouth of the Walla Walla River
Mapping AccuracyAccurate
HUC8 NameWalla Walla
HUC8 Number17070102
HUC10 NameLower Walla Walla River
HUC10 Number1707010211
HUC12 NameWalla Walla River
HUC12 Number170701021105
Map
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Collection Year2005
Year AccuracyActual
Potential Pathwayshipping ballast water
Statusestablished
Reference 1
Ref. Number:17520
Author:Cordell, J.R., S.M. Bollens, R. Draheim, and M. Sytsma
Date:2008
Title:Asian copepods on the move: recent invasions in the Columbia-Snake River system, USA.
Journal:ICES Journal of Marine Science
Volume:65
Pages:753-758
CommentsP. forbesi comprised 15% of the zooplankton in samples taken from this site.
Record TypeLiterature
Freshwater/MarineFreshwater


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