Specimen Information

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

Specimen ID1757849
GroupCoelenterates-Hydrozoans
GenusCraspedacusta
Speciessowerbii
Common Namefreshwater jellyfish
CountryCanada
StateNB
LocalityGrand Lake Flowage, St. Croix River
Mapping AccuracyAccurate
HUC8 NameSaint Croix River
HUC8 Number01050001
HUC10 NameUpper Chiputneticook Lakes
HUC10 Number0105000101
HUC12 NameEast Grand Lake
HUC12 Number010500010102
Map
Collection Year1997
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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