Specimen Information

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

Specimen ID155782
GroupCoelenterates-Hydrozoans
GenusCraspedacusta
Speciessowerbii
Common Namefreshwater jellyfish
StateMO
LocalityMississippi River near St. Louis
Mapping AccuracyApproximate
HUC8 NameCahokia-Joachim
HUC8 Number07140101
Map
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Collection Year2002
Year AccuracyPublication Year
Potential Pathwayhitch hiker with stocked fish
Statusunknown
Reference 1
Ref. Number:25112
Author:Peard, T., and M. Thorn.
Date:2002
Title:Freshwater Jellyfish!.
Publisher:Indiana University of Pennsylvania
Pages:21
Commentsobserved and reported to Dr. Peard's website at Indiana Univ. of Pennsylvania, not collected
Record TypeLiterature
Freshwater/MarineFreshwater


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