Specimen Information

Mysis diluviana
Mysis diluviana
(opossum shrimp)
Crustaceans-Mysids
Native Transplant

Specimen ID4233
GroupCrustaceans-Mysids
GenusMysis
Speciesdiluviana
Common Nameopossum shrimp
StateCA
CountyPlacer/El Dorado
LocalityLake Tahoe
Mapping AccuracyApproximate
HUC8 NameLake Tahoe
HUC8 Number16050101
Map
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Collection Year1975
Year AccuracyActual
Potential Pathwaystocked for forage
Statusestablished
Reference 1
Ref. Number:1365
Author:Wydoski, R.S., and D.H. Bennett
Date:1981
Title:Forage species in lakes and reservoirs of the western United States.
Journal:Transactions of the American Fisheries Society
Volume:110
Issue:6
Pages:764-771
Commentsintroduction of mysids caused virtual disappearance of cladocerans
Record TypeLiterature
Freshwater/MarineFreshwater


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