Specimen Information

Cordylophora caspia
Cordylophora caspia
(freshwater hydroid)
Coelenterates-Hydrozoans
Exotic

Specimen ID1826
GroupCoelenterates-Hydrozoans
GenusCordylophora
Speciescaspia
Common Namefreshwater hydroid
StateCA
CountySan Francisco
LocalityLake Merced (San Francisco water supply)
Mapping AccuracyAccurate
HUC8 NameSan Francisco Coastal South
HUC8 Number18050006
HUC10 NameSan Gregorio Creek-Frontal Pacific Ocean
HUC10 Number1805000602
HUC12 NameSan Pedro Creek-Frontal Pacific Ocean
HUC12 Number180500060204
Map
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Collection Year1958
Year AccuracyActual
Potential Pathwayshipping ballast water | shipping hull fouling
Statusestablished
Reference 1
Ref. Number:10319
Author:Cohen, A.N., and J.T. Carlton.
Date:1995
Title:Nonindigenous Aquatic Species in a United States Estuary, A Case Study of the Biological Invasions of the San Francisco Bay and Delta.
Journal:Report for USFWS, WA DC, and Connecticut Sea Grant
Publisher:A report for the United States Fish and Wildlife Service, Washington, DC and The National Sea Grant College Program Connecticut Sea Grant.
Pages:246 pp
Reference 2
Ref. Number:9188
Author:Miller, R.C.
Date:1958
Title:The relict fauna of Lake Merced, San Francisco.
Journal:Journal of Marine Research
Volume:17
Pages:375-382
CommentsYear is publication date of source document.
Record TypeLiterature
Freshwater/MarineFreshwater


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