Specimen Information

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

Specimen ID156583
GroupCoelenterates-Hydrozoans
GenusCraspedacusta
Speciessowerbii
Common Namefreshwater jellyfish
StatePA
CountyBerks
LocalityHawk Pond (Unable to find)
Mapping AccuracyCentroid
Centroid Type 
HUC8 NameSchuylkill
HUC8 Number02040203
Map
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Collection Day6
Collection Month8
Collection Year1996
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 Collected3


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