Specimen Information

Nitellopsis obtusa
Nitellopsis obtusa
(starry stonewort)
Algae
Exotic

Specimen ID274858
GroupAlgae
GenusNitellopsis
Speciesobtusa
Common Namestarry stonewort
StateMI
CountyOakland
LocalityBig Lake (~2 mi. NW of Pontiac Lake State Rec. Area near Andersonville, MI)
Mapping AccuracyAccurate
HUC8 NameHuron
HUC8 Number04100013
HUC10 NameWoodruff Creek-Huron River
HUC10 Number0410001301
HUC12 NamePontiac Lake-Huron River
HUC12 Number041000130101
Map
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Collection Month5
Collection Year2006
Year AccuracyActual
Potential Pathwaydispersed | hitch hiker on small watercraft
Statusestablished
Reference 1
Ref. Number:19736
Author:Pullman, G.D., and G. Crawford.
Date:2010
Title:A Decade of Starry Stonewort in Michigan.
Journal:LakeLine
Volume:Summer 2010
Pages:36-42
Record TypeLiterature
Freshwater/MarineFreshwater


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