| Specimen ID | 4249 |
| Group | Crustaceans-Crabs |
| Genus | Eriocheir |
| Species | sinensis |
| Common Name | Chinese mitten crab |
| State | LA |
| County | Plaquemines |
| Locality | Mississippi River delta, new St. Bernard Parish Hwy. 46 intersection, Bay Gardene, near LA wildlife and fish camp |
| Mapping Accuracy | Approximate |
| HUC8 Name | Eastern Louisiana Coastal |
| HUC8 Number | 08090203 |
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| Collection Day | 19 |
| Collection Month | 3 |
| Collection Year | 1987 |
| Year Accuracy | Actual |
| Potential Pathway | shipping ballast water |
| Status | unknown |
| Reference 1 |
| Ref. Number: | 1377 |
| Author: | Cohen, A.N. |
| Date: | 1995 |
| Title: | Chinese mitten crabs in North America. |
| Journal: | Aquatic Nuisance Species Digest |
| Publisher: | Freshwater Foundation. |
| Volume: | 1 |
| Issue: | 2 |
| Pages: | 20-21 |
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| Reference 2 |
| Ref. Number: | 1379 |
| Author: | Horwath, J.L. |
| Date: | 1989 |
| Title: | Importation or shipment of injurious wildlife: mitten crabs. |
| Journal: | U.S. Federal Register |
| Volume: | 54 |
| Issue: | 98 |
| Pages: | 22286-89 |
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| Reference 3 |
| Ref. Number: | 17068 |
| Author: | Tepolt, C.K., M.J. Blum, V.A. Lee, and E.D. Hanson |
| Date: | 2007 |
| Title: | Genetic analysis of the Chinese mitten crab (Eriocheir sinensis) introduced to the North American Great Lakes and St. Lawrence Seaway. |
| Journal: | Journal of Great Lakes Research |
| Volume: | 33 |
| Issue: | 3 |
| Pages: | 658-667 |
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| Comments | This a pers. comm. from D.L. Felder (U. Louisiana-Lafayette) to Stuart Poss (U So. Miss. - 1997). |
| Record Type | Specimen |
| Museum Cat Number | USLZ 3684 |
| Freshwater/Marine | Freshwater-Brackish |
| Number Collected | 1 |
| Year Class | adult |
