Specimen Information

Didymosphenia geminata
Didymosphenia geminata
(didymo)
Algae
Cryptogenic

Specimen ID877918
GroupAlgae
GenusDidymosphenia
Speciesgeminata
Common Namedidymo
StateMI
CountyChippewa
LocalitySt. Marys River, Sault Ste. Marie, on USA/Canada border
Mapping AccuracyAccurate
HUC8 NameSt. Marys
HUC8 Number04200002
HUC10 NameCity of Sault Sainte Marie-Saint Marys River
HUC10 Number0420000202
HUC12 Number042000020203
Map
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Collection Month8
Collection Year2015
Year AccuracyActual
Potential Pathwayhitch hiker on small watercraft
Statusestablished
Reference 1
Ref. Number:27952
Author:Michigan Department of Environmental Quality.
Date:2015
Title:Michigan confirms two new invasive species
Publisher:Michigan Department of Environmental Quality
CommentsDiscovered in 2015
Record TypeLiterature
Earliest Recordstate
Freshwater/MarineFreshwater


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