Specimen Information

Nitellopsis obtusa
Nitellopsis obtusa
(starry stonewort)
Algae
Exotic

Specimen ID902957
GroupAlgae
GenusNitellopsis
Speciesobtusa
Common Namestarry stonewort
StateNY
CountySchuyler
LocalityWaneta Lake
Mapping AccuracyAccurate
HUC8 NameChemung
HUC8 Number02050105
HUC10 NameLower Cohocton River
HUC10 Number0205010503
HUC12 NameLamoka Lake-Mud Creek
HUC12 Number020501050302
Map
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Collection Year2008
Year AccuracyActual
Potential Pathwayhitch hiker on small watercraft
Statusestablished
Reference 1
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
CommentsDiscovered in 2008. Unconfirmed by voucher.
Record TypeLiterature
Earliest Recorddrainage
Freshwater/MarineFreshwater


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