Specimen Information

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

Specimen ID155449
GroupCoelenterates-Hydrozoans
GenusCraspedacusta
Speciessowerbii
Common Namefreshwater jellyfish
StateMI
CountyLake
LocalityBig Star Lake near Baldwin and Hwy 37
Mapping AccuracyApproximate
HUC8 NamePere Marquette-White
HUC8 Number04060101
Map
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Collection Year1999
Year AccuracyPublication Year
Potential Pathwayhitch hiker with stocked fish
Statusunknown
Reference 1
Ref. Number:15858
Author:Peard, T.
Date:2016
Title:freshwaterjellyfish.org
Publisher:Indiana University of Pennsylvania.
Commentsseen and reported to Dr. Peard's website, not collected. Locality may actually be "Big Star Lake", there are several lakes named Big Lake in Michigan, none near Baldwin.
Record TypeLiterature
Freshwater/MarineFreshwater


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