Specimen Information

Synidotea laevidorsalis
Synidotea laevidorsalis
(an isopod)
Crustaceans-Isopods
Exotic

Specimen ID4970
GroupCrustaceans-Isopods
GenusSynidotea
Specieslaevidorsalis
Common Namean isopod
StateSC
CountyCharleston
LocalityStono River at marina, Maybank Highway just S of Charleston
Mapping AccuracyAccurate
HUC8 NameSouth Carolina Coastal
HUC8 Number03050202
HUC10 NameStono River
HUC10 Number0305020202
HUC12 NameStono River-Atlantic Intracoastal Waterway
HUC12 Number030502020202
Map
Collection Month6
Collection Year1998
Year AccuracyActual
Potential Pathwayshipping hull fouling
Statusestablished
CommentsAccording to James T. Carlton, this is the same species as S. laevidorsalis.
Record TypePersonal communication
Museum Cat NumberNMNH ?
VerifierGary Poore (Australia)
Freshwater/MarineMarine


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