| Specimen ID | 4303 |
| Group | Crustaceans-Mysids |
| Genus | Mysis |
| Species | diluviana |
| Common Name | opossum shrimp |
| State | CA |
| County | Placer/El Dorado |
| Locality | Lake Tahoe, CA and NV |
| Mapping Accuracy | Approximate |
| HUC8 Name | Lake Tahoe |
| HUC8 Number | 16050101 |
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| Collection Year | 1963 |
| Year Accuracy | Actual |
| Potential Pathway | stocked for forage |
| Status | established |
| Reference 1 |
| Ref. Number: | 12003 |
| Author: | Linn, J.D., and T.C. Frantz |
| Date: | 1965 |
| Title: | Introduction of the opossum shrimp (Mysis relicta Loven) into California and Nevada. |
| Journal: | California Fish and Game |
| Volume: | 51 |
| Issue: | 1 |
| Pages: | 48-51 |
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| Reference 2 |
| Ref. Number: | 966 |
| Author: | Hanson, J.A. |
| Date: | 1966 |
| Title: | The final introduction of the opossum shrimp (Mysis relicta Loven) into California and Nevada. |
| Journal: | California Fish and Game |
| Volume: | 52 |
| Issue: | 3 |
| Pages: | 220 |
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| Comments | 333,000 stocked in Lake Tahoe 1963-1965. Release sites were Emerald Bay, off Bijou, Upper Truckee River, Cascade Cr, Rubicon Pt, Homewood, Dollar Pt, Incline Cr, Logan Shoals, and Cave Rock. Animals came from Waterton Lakes Nat Pk, Alberta, CA |
| Record Type | Literature |
| Freshwater/Marine | Freshwater |
