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Najas minor
(brittle naiad)
Plants
Exotic to United States


Specimen ID229532
GroupPlants
GenusNajas
Speciesminor
Common Namebrittle naiad
StateNY
CountyCayuga/Seneca/To
LocalityCayuga Lake
HUC8 NameSeneca
HUC8 Number4140201
Year1935
Year Accuracy (Specimen)Actual
Primary PathwayUnknown
Statusestablished
Reference #1
Ref. Number10360
AuthorHaynes, R.R.
date1979
titleRevision of North and Central American Najas (Najadaceae).
journalSIDA
vol8
issue1
pages34-56
Reference #2
Ref. Number703
AuthorMills, E.L., J.H. Leach, J.T. Carlton, and C.L. Secor.
date1993
titleExotic species in the Great Lakes: a history of biotic crises and anthropogenic introductions.
journalJ. Great Lakes Research
vol19
issue1
pages1-54
Fresh/Marine IntroductionFreshwater





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