Specimen Information

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

Specimen ID1757832
GroupCoelenterates-Hydrozoans
GenusCraspedacusta
Speciessowerbii
Common Namefreshwater jellyfish
CountryCanada
StateON
LocalityLake Nipissing
Mapping AccuracyAccurate
HUC8 NameFrench River-Frontal Lake Huron
HUC8 Number04210004
HUC10 NameFrench River-Frontal Lake Huron
HUC10 Number0421000400
HUC12 NameFrench River-Frontal Lake Huron
HUC12 Number042100040000
Map
Collection Year1980
Year AccuracyActual
Reference 1
Ref. Number:44856
Author:McAlpine, D.F., T.L. Peard, T.J. Fletcher, and G. Hanson
Date:2002
Title:First reports of the freshwater jellyfish Craspedacusta sowerbyi (Hydrozoa: Olindiidae) from Maritime Canada with a review of Canadian occurrences
Journal:Journal of Freshwater Ecology
Volume:17
Issue:2
Pages:341-344
Record TypeLiterature


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