Specimen Information

Nitellopsis obtusa
Nitellopsis obtusa
(starry stonewort)
Algae
Exotic

Specimen ID878014
GroupAlgae
GenusNitellopsis
Speciesobtusa
Common Namestarry stonewort
StateVT
CountyOrleans
LocalityLake Memphremagog, small cove in SE portion
Mapping AccuracyAccurate
HUC8 NameSt. Francois River
HUC8 Number04300202
HUC10 NameLake Memphremagog
HUC10 Number0430020214
HUC12 NameLake Memphremagog
HUC12 Number043002021404
Map
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Collection Month6
Collection Year2015
Year AccuracyActual
Potential Pathwayhitch hiker on small watercraft | shipping ballast water
Statusestablished
Reference 1
Ref. Number:27994
Author:FLOW.
Date:2015
Title:New aquatic invasive species confirmed in Lake Memphremagog
Publisher:Vermont Department of Environmental Conservation, Watershed Management Division
CommentsDiscovered in 2015.
Record TypeLiterature
Earliest Recordstate
Freshwater/MarineFreshwater


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