Specimen Information

Skistodiaptomus pallidus
Skistodiaptomus pallidus
(a calanoid copepod)
Crustaceans-Copepods
Native Transplant

Specimen ID4157
GroupCrustaceans-Copepods
GenusSkistodiaptomus
Speciespallidus
Common Namea calanoid copepod
StateNY
LocalityLake Erie
Mapping AccuracyApproximate
HUC8 NameLake Erie
HUC8 Number04260000
Map
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Collection Year1973
Year AccuracyActual
Potential Pathwayhitch hiker on small watercraft
Statusestablished
Reference 1
Ref. Number:703
Author:Mills, E.L., J.H. Leach, J.T. Carlton, and C.L. Secor
Date:1993
Title:Exotic species in the Great Lakes: a history of biotic crises and anthropogenic introductions
Journal:Journal of Great Lakes Research
Volume:19
Issue:1
Pages:1-54
CommentsNative to Mississippi drainage. Year of collection is year of publication of a source document by J. Leach.
Record TypeLiterature
Freshwater/MarineFreshwater


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