Specimen Information

Lernaea cyprinacea
Lernaea cyprinacea
(anchor worm)
Crustaceans-Copepods
Exotic

Specimen ID290774
GroupCrustaceans-Copepods
GenusLernaea
Speciescyprinacea
Common Nameanchor worm
StateTX
Localitystate non-specific
Mapping AccuracyCentroid
Centroid TypeState
Map
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Collection Year2005
Year AccuracyPublication Year
Potential Pathwayhitch hiker
Statusunknown
Reference 1
Ref. Number:19692
Author:McLaughlin, P.L., and 37 others.
Date:2005
Title:Common and scientific names of aquatic invertebrates from the United States and Canada: Crustaceans.
Publisher:American Fisheries Society Special Publication 31
Pages:545 pp
Record TypeLiterature
Freshwater/MarineFreshwater


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