Specimen Information

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

Specimen ID156576
GroupCoelenterates-Hydrozoans
GenusCraspedacusta
Speciessowerbii
Common Namefreshwater jellyfish
StatePA
CountyWestmoreland
LocalityLoyalhanna Lake
Mapping AccuracyAccurate
HUC8 NameKiskiminetas
HUC8 Number05010008
HUC10 NameLoyalhanna Creek
HUC10 Number0501000801
HUC12 NameLower Loyalhanna Creek
HUC12 Number050100080108
Map
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Collection Day19
Collection Month9
Collection Year1999
Year AccuracyActual
Potential Pathwayhitch hiker with stocked fish
Statusunknown
Reference 1
Ref. Number:13166
Author:Peard, T., and M. Thorn
Date:1999
Title:Freshwater Jellyfish!
Publisher:Indiana University of Pennsylvania.
Pages:25
Commentscollected, id confirmed by Dr. Peard of Indiana U. of Penn.
Record TypeLiterature
Freshwater/MarineFreshwater
Number Collected1


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