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Neoergasilus japonicus
(a parasitic copepod)
Crustaceans-Copepods
Exotic to United States


Specimen ID165467
GroupCrustaceans-Copepods
GenusNeoergasilus
Speciesjaponicus
Common Namea parasitic copepod
StateMI
LocalityLake Huron, Saginaw Bay
HUC8 NameLake Huron
HUC8 Number4080300
Latitude43.723475
Longitude-83.781738
Lat-Long SourceMap derived
Lat-Long Accuracyaccurate
Map
Day0
Month0
Year1994
Year Accuracy (Specimen)Actual
Contact[not displayed for privacy reasons]
Primary Pathwayunknown
Statuscollected
Reference #1
Ref. Number15577
AuthorHudson, P. L. and C. A. Bowen II.
date2002
titleFirst record of Neoergasilus japonicus (Poecilostomatoida:Ergasilidae), a parasitic copepod new to the Laurentian Great Lakes.
journalJ. Parasitol.
vol88
pages657-663.
CommentsHost fish: channel catfish, fathead minnow, largemouth bass, smallmouth bass, pumpkinseed, rock bass, and yellow perch.
Record TypeLiterature
Fresh/Marine IntroductionFreshwater
Number Collected/Observed219





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