Specimen Information

Echinogammarus ischnus
Echinogammarus ischnus
(scud)
Crustaceans-Amphipods
Exotic

Specimen ID270527
GroupCrustaceans-Amphipods
GenusEchinogammarus
Speciesischnus
Common Namescud
CountryCanada
StateON
LocalityLake Erie, nearshore off NW corner of Pelee Island, Ontario, Canada
Mapping AccuracyAccurate
HUC8 NameLake Erie
HUC8 Number04260000
HUC10 NameLake Erie
HUC10 Number0426000002
HUC12 NameLake Erie
HUC12 Number042600000200
Map
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Collection Month6
Collection Year1994
Year AccuracyActual
Potential Pathwayshipping ballast water
Statusestablished
Reference 1
Ref. Number:14977
Author:van Overdijk, C.D.A., I.A. Grigorovich, T. Mabee, W.J. Ray, J.J.H. Ciborowski, and H.J. MacIsaac
Date:2003
Title:Microhabitat selection by the invasive amphipod Echinogammarus ischnus and native Gammarus fasciatus in laboratory experiments and in Lake Erie.
Journal:Freshwater Biology
Volume:48
Issue:4
Pages:567-578
Record TypeLiterature
Freshwater/MarineFreshwater


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