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First records of a European cladoceran, Bythotrephes cederstroemi, in Lakes Erie and Huron

January 1, 1986

Adult forms of the cladoceran Bythotrephes cederstroemi Schoedler (Cercopagidae), a widespread European freshwater zooplankter, occurred in the stomachs of four common species of Lake Erie fish (yellow perch, Perca flavescens; white perch, Morone americana; white bass, M. chrysops; and walleye, Stizostedion vitreum vitreum) collected in early October 1985. The fish were collected at several stations in the nearshore open waters of the central basin between Ashtabula and Huron, Ohio. Other investigators have seen this species in other locations in Lake Erie and also in Lake Huron. The report of B. cederstroemi in Lake Huron in December 1984 appears to be the first record of this species in North America.

Publication Year 1986
Title First records of a European cladoceran, Bythotrephes cederstroemi, in Lakes Erie and Huron
DOI 10.1016/S0380-1330(86)71711-5
Authors Michael T. Bur, David M. Klarer, Kenneth A. Krieger
Publication Type Article
Publication Subtype Journal Article
Series Title Journal of Great Lakes Research
Index ID 1000516
Record Source USGS Publications Warehouse
USGS Organization Great Lakes Science Center