Specimen Information

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

Specimen ID154824
GroupCoelenterates-Hydrozoans
GenusCraspedacusta
Speciessowerbii
Common Namefreshwater jellyfish
StateAL
CountyElmore
LocalityTallapoosa River, near Eclectic
Mapping AccuracyAccurate
HUC8 NameLower Tallapoosa
HUC8 Number03150110
HUC10 NameChannahatchee Creek
HUC10 Number0315011004
HUC12 NameGraveyard Creek-Mill Creek
HUC12 Number031501100406
Map
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Collection Year1999
Year AccuracyPublication Year
Potential Pathwayhitch hiker with stocked fish
Statusunknown
Reference 1
Ref. Number:13166
Author:Peard, T., and M. Thorn
Date:1999
Title:Freshwater Jellyfish!
Publisher:Indiana University of Pennsylvania.
Pages:25
Commentsseen and reported to Peard's website, not collected
Record TypeLiterature
Freshwater/MarineFreshwater


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