Specimen Information

Nitellopsis obtusa
Nitellopsis obtusa
(starry stonewort)
Algae
Exotic

Specimen ID902947
GroupAlgae
GenusNitellopsis
Speciesobtusa
Common Namestarry stonewort
StateNY
CountyWayne
LocalityLake Ontario, Sodus Bay
Mapping AccuracyAccurate
HUC8 NameIrondequoit-Ninemile
HUC8 Number04140101
HUC10 NameSodus Bay
HUC10 Number0414010104
HUC12 NameSodus Bay
HUC12 Number041401010402
Map
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Collection Year2014
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 2146786
Freshwater/MarineFreshwater


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