Specimen Information

Daphnia lumholtzi
Daphnia lumholtzi
(a waterflea)
Crustaceans-Cladocerans
Exotic

Specimen ID4950
GroupCrustaceans-Cladocerans
GenusDaphnia
Specieslumholtzi
Common Namea waterflea
StateIL
CountyMason
LocalityIllinois River (R.M. 121.1) [~1 mi N of Havana, IL]
Mapping AccuracyApproximate
HUC8 NameLower Illinois-Lake Chautauqua
HUC8 Number07130003
Map
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Collection Month6
Collection Year1995
Year AccuracyActual
Potential Pathwayhitch hiker with stocked fish
Statuscollected
Reference 1
Ref. Number:9343
Author:Stoeckel, J.A., L. Camlin, K.D. Blodgett, and R.E. Sparks
Date:1996
Title:Establishment of Daphnia lumholtzi (an exotic zooplankter) in the Illinois River.
Journal:Journal of Freshwater Ecology
Volume:11
Issue:3
Pages:377-379
CommentsFell to undectable levels by October.
Record TypeLiterature
VerifierJames Stoeckel, Illinois Natural History Survey
Freshwater/MarineFreshwater
Number Collected>0.03/L


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