Specimen ID | 155482 |
Group | Coelenterates-Hydrozoans |
Genus | Craspedacusta |
Species | sowerbii |
Common Name | freshwater jellyfish |
State | NJ |
County | Somerset |
Locality | Sunset Lake |
Mapping Accuracy | Accurate |
HUC8 Name | Raritan |
HUC8 Number | 02030105 |
HUC10 Name | North Branch Raritan River |
HUC10 Number | 0203010502 |
HUC12 Name | Lower North Branch Raritan River |
HUC12 Number | 020301050206 |
Map | |
Collection Day | 7 |
Collection Month | 8 |
Collection Year | 2002 |
Year Accuracy | Actual |
Potential Pathway | hitch hiker with stocked fish |
Status | unknown |
Comments | observed and swam with a swarm of freshwater jellyfish. Thereafter (undisclosed amount of time) he experienced swelling on one eye and was advised by his doctor that it was a sting or bite. Mr. Mulder hypothesized that a jellyfish was able to sting his eye. |
Record Type | Personal communication |
Freshwater/Marine | Freshwater |