Specimen Information

Lernaea cyprinacea
Lernaea cyprinacea
(anchor worm)
Crustaceans-Copepods
Exotic

Specimen ID849036
GroupCrustaceans-Copepods
GenusLernaea
Speciescyprinacea
Common Nameanchor worm
StateOK
CountyOttawa
LocalityCouncil Hollow Creek
Mapping AccuracyAccurate
HUC8 NameLake O' The Cherokees
HUC8 Number11070206
HUC10 NameLost Creek-Lake O' the Cherokees
HUC10 Number1107020602
HUC12 NameOgeechee-Lake O' The Cherokees
HUC12 Number110702060204
Map
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Collection Day2
Collection Month9
Collection Year2010
Year AccuracyActual
Potential Pathwayunknown
Statusunknown
Reference 1
Ref. Number:27280
Author:McAllister, C.T., C.R. Bursey, and S.D. Martin.
Date:2011
Title:Lernaea cyprinacea (Crustacea: Copepoda: Lernaeidae) anchorworms from two larval aquatic insects (Ephemeroptera: Baetidae, Trichoptera: Hydropsychidae) in northeastern Oklahoma.
Journal:Proc. Okla. Acad. Sci.
Volume:91
Pages:37-40
CommentsFound attached to Baetis sp. Reported coordinates fell in wrong county, new coordinates were assigned.
Record TypeLiterature
Disposalpreserved
Museum Cat NumberHenderson St. U., Arkadelphia, AR
Freshwater/MarineFreshwater
Number Collected1


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