Specimen Information

Bryocyclops muscicola
(a copepod)
Crustaceans-Copepods
Exotic

Specimen ID281243
GroupCrustaceans-Copepods
GenusBryocyclops
Speciesmuscicola
Common Namea copepod
StateFL
CountyMonroe
LocalityAtlantic Ocean, Florida Keys, Key Largo
Mapping AccuracyApproximate
HUC8 NameFlorida Bay-Florida Keys
HUC8 Number03090203
HUC10 Number0309020302
Map
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Collection Day2
Collection Month8
Collection Year2007
Year AccuracyActual
Potential Pathwayhitch hiker on plants
Statusunknown
Reference 1
Ref. Number:18248
Author:Hribar, L.J., and J.W. Reid
Date:2008
Title:New records of copepods (Crustacea) from the Florida Keys.
Journal:Southeastern Naturalist
Volume:7
Issue:2
Pages:219-228
CommentsFound in a metal container.
Record TypeLiterature
Disposalpreserved
Museum Cat NumberVMNH 1446
Freshwater/MarineFreshwater
Number Collected3


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