Specimen Information

Nitellopsis obtusa
Nitellopsis obtusa
(starry stonewort)
Algae
Exotic

Specimen ID902926
GroupAlgae
GenusNitellopsis
Speciesobtusa
Common Namestarry stonewort
StateNY
CountyJefferson
LocalityLake Ontario, Chaumont Bay Public Beach
Mapping AccuracyAccurate
HUC8 NameLake Ontario
HUC8 Number04280002
HUC10 NameLake Ontario
HUC10 Number0428000202
HUC12 NameLake Ontario
HUC12 Number042800020200
Map
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Collection Year2011
Year AccuracyActual
Potential Pathwayhitch hiker on small watercraft
Statusestablished
Reference 1
Ref. Number:28178
Author:The New York Botanical Garden
Date:2018
Title:William and Lynda Steere Herbarium (NY)
Publisher:SEINet Data Portal
Reference 2
Ref. Number:28231
Author:Sleith, R.S., A.J. Havens, R.A. Stewart, and K.G. Karol.
Date:2015
Title:Distribution of Nitellopsis obtusa (Characeae) in New York, U.S.A.
Journal:Brittonia
Volume:67
Issue:2
Pages:166-172
CommentsNYBG occurrence
Record TypeSpecimen
Museum Cat NumberNY 2146763
Freshwater/MarineFreshwater


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