Specimen Information

Bythotrephes longimanus
Bythotrephes longimanus
(spiny waterflea)
Crustaceans-Cladocerans
Exotic

Specimen ID269016
GroupCrustaceans-Cladocerans
GenusBythotrephes
Specieslongimanus
Common Namespiny waterflea
CountryCanada
StateON
LocalityLake Ontario, Northumberland Co.
Mapping AccuracyAccurate
HUC8 NameLake Ontario
HUC8 Number04280002
HUC10 NameLake Ontario
HUC10 Number0428000202
HUC12 NameLake Ontario
HUC12 Number042800020200
Map
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Collection Year1982
Year AccuracyActual
Potential Pathwayshipping ballast water
Statusestablished
Reference 1
Ref. Number:24742
Author:Johannsson, O.E., E.L. Mills, and R. O'Gorman
Date:1991
Title:Changes in nearshore and offshore zooplankton communities in Lake Ontario: 1981-1988.
Journal:Canadian Journal of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences
Volume:48
Issue:8
Pages:1546-1557
Reference 2
Ref. Number:18417
Author:Ontario Federation of Anglers and Hunters (OFAH)
Date:2010
Title:Exotic species data for Ontario, Canada (unpublished).
CommentsUnpublished data of the National Research Institute, Dept. of the Env., Burlington, Ont. Canada
Record TypeLiterature
Freshwater/MarineFreshwater


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