Specimen ID | 1548405 |
Group | Coelenterates-Hydrozoans |
Genus | Craspedacusta |
Species | sowerbii |
Common Name | freshwater jellyfish |
State | IA |
County | Story |
Locality | Ada Hayden Lake in Ames, Iowa |
Mapping Accuracy | Accurate |
HUC8 Name | South Skunk |
HUC8 Number | 07080105 |
HUC10 Name | Keigley Branch-South Skunk River |
HUC10 Number | 0708010504 |
HUC12 Name | City of Ames-South Skunk River |
HUC12 Number | 070801050406 |
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Collection Day | 8 |
Collection Month | 7 |
Collection Year | 2019 |
Year Accuracy | Actual |
Potential Pathway | hitch hiker | hitch hiker waterfowl |
Status | established |
Comments | Jellyfish was approximately the size of a nickel. Jellyfish was observed in the southeast portion of Ada Hayden Lake in Ames, Iowa. Specimen was approximately 1 cm below the surface of the water. |
Record Type | NAS sighting report |
Verifier | Ben Cortes |
Freshwater/Marine | Freshwater |
Number Collected | 1 |
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