Specimen Information

Craspedacusta sowerbii
Craspedacusta sowerbii
(freshwater jellyfish)
Coelenterates-Hydrozoans
Exotic

Specimen ID256969
GroupCoelenterates-Hydrozoans
GenusCraspedacusta
Speciessowerbii
Common Namefreshwater jellyfish
StateNC
CountyBurke
LocalityCatawba River, at Lake James, impoundment of the Linville and Catawba Rivers
Mapping AccuracyAccurate
HUC8 NameUpper Catawba
HUC8 Number03050101
HUC10 NameLinville River-Lake James
HUC10 Number0305010103
HUC12 NameLake James-Catawba River
HUC12 Number030501010303
Map
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Collection Day22
Collection Month10
Collection Year2008
Year AccuracyActual
Potential Pathwayhitch hiker with stocked fish | hitch hiker on aquatic plants?
Statusestablished
Record TypeNAS sighting report
Freshwater/MarineFreshwater
Number Collected> 100


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Citation information: U.S. Geological Survey. [2024]. Nonindigenous Aquatic Species Database. Gainesville, Florida. Accessed [5/3/2024].

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