Specimen Information

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

Specimen ID156498
GroupCoelenterates-Hydrozoans
GenusCraspedacusta
Speciessowerbii
Common Namefreshwater jellyfish
StateNY
CountyOrange
LocalityRound Lake near Monroe
Mapping AccuracyAccurate
HUC8 NameHackensack-Passaic
HUC8 Number02030103
HUC10 NameRamapo River
HUC10 Number0203010302
HUC12 NameUpper Ramapo River
HUC12 Number020301030201
Map
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Collection Day18
Collection Month9
Collection Year1999
Year AccuracyActual
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
Commentscollected and sent to/confirmed by Dr. Peard of Indiana U. of Penn
Record TypeLiterature
Freshwater/MarineFreshwater


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