Specimen Information

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

Specimen ID159291
GroupCoelenterates-Hydrozoans
GenusCraspedacusta
Speciessowerbii
Common Namefreshwater jellyfish
StateOH
CountyOttawa
LocalityLake Erie at Crib Reef
Mapping AccuracyAccurate
HUC8 NameLake Erie
HUC8 Number04260000
HUC10 NameLake Erie
HUC10 Number0426000002
HUC12 NameLake Erie
HUC12 Number042600000200
Map
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Collection Year1971
Year AccuracyActual
Potential Pathwayhitch hiker with stocked fish
Statusestablished
Reference 1
Ref. Number:13921
Author:Hubschman, J.H., and W.J. Kishler
Date:1972
Title:Craspedacusta sowerbyi Lankester 1880 and Cordylophora lacustris Allman 1871 in Western Lake Erie (Coelenterata).
Journal:The Ohio Journal of Science
Volume:72
Issue:6
Pages:318-321
Record TypeLiterature
Freshwater/MarineFreshwater


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