Specimen Information

Caprella mutica
(skeleton shrimp)
Crustaceans-Amphipods
Exotic

Specimen ID272111
GroupCrustaceans-Amphipods
GenusCaprella
Speciesmutica
Common Nameskeleton shrimp
CountryCanada
StateBC
LocalityFrench Creek, Strait of Georgia.
Mapping AccuracyAccurate
HUC8 NamePuget Trough/Georgia Basin
HUC8 Number32505600
Map
Collection Month5
Collection Year2007
Year AccuracyActual
Potential Pathwayshipping hull fouling
Statusestablished
Reference 1
Ref. Number:19511
Author:Frey, M.A., H.N. Gartner, C.C. Murray, and T.W. Therriault
Date:2009
Title:First comfirmed records of the non-native amphipod Caprella mutica (Schurin 1935) along the coast of British Coilumbia, Canada, and the potential for secondary spread via hull fouling.
Journal:Aquatic Invasions
Volume:4
Issue:3
Pages:495-499
Record TypeLiterature
Earliest Recordlocale
VerifierMelissa Frey
Freshwater/MarineMarine


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