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Hemimysis anomala
(bloody red shrimp)
Crustaceans-Mysids
Exotic to United States


Specimen ID236567
GroupCrustaceans-Mysids
GenusHemimysis
Speciesanomala
Common Namebloody red shrimp
StateNY
CountyOswego
LocalityLake Ontario at Ninemile Point, approximately 7 miles northeast of Oswego, NY
HUC8 NameLake Ontario
HUC8 Number4150200
Latitude43.5268
Longitude-76.3709
Lat-Long SourceMap derived
Lat-Long Accuracyaccurate
Map
Day0
Month5 (May)
Year2006
Year Accuracy (Specimen)Actual
Contact[not displayed for privacy reasons]
Primary Pathwayshipping ballast water
Statusestablished
CommentsWhile the Muskegon sample was reported first, this sample was collected (but not identified) prior.
Record TypePersonal communication
Earliest Recordnation
VerifierDr. Mikhail Daneliya, Finnish Mus. Nat. Hist.
Fresh/Marine IntroductionFreshwater





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