Specimen Information

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

Specimen ID1322542
GroupCoelenterates-Hydrozoans
GenusCraspedacusta
Speciessowerbii
Common Namefreshwater jellyfish
StateKY
CountyCasey
LocalityLiberty Lake
Mapping AccuracyAccurate
HUC8 NameUpper Green
HUC8 Number05110001
HUC10 NameSouth Fork Green River-Green River
HUC10 Number0511000101
HUC12 NameDoe Creek-Green River
HUC12 Number051100010106
Map
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Collection Day18
Collection Month10
Collection Year2016
Year AccuracyActual
Potential Pathwaydispersed waterfowl | hitch hiker on aquatic plants?
Statusunknown
CommentsCoincided with Daphnia magna bloom
Record TypeNAS sighting report
Freshwater/MarineFreshwater


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Citation information: U.S. Geological Survey. [2024]. Nonindigenous Aquatic Species Database. Gainesville, Florida. Accessed [4/26/2024].

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