Specimen Information

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

Specimen ID1655090
GroupCoelenterates-Hydrozoans
GenusCraspedacusta
Speciessowerbii
Common Namefreshwater jellyfish
StateUT
CountySan Juan
LocalityAnasazi River Arm, Lake Powell, Utah
Mapping AccuracyAccurate
HUC8 NameLower Lake Powell
HUC8 Number14070006
HUC10 NameAztec Creek-Lake Powell
HUC10 Number1407000601
HUC12 NameTwilight Canyon-Lake Powell
HUC12 Number140700060104
Map

NAS ARM

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Collection Day9
Collection Month9
Collection Year2020
Year AccuracyActual
Potential Pathwayhitch hiker with stocked fish | hitch hiker on aquatic plants
Statusestablished
CommentsWe were exploring the Anasazi arm of Lake Powel via motor boat. We followed the canyon for as long as we could until the opening was too small to be able to turn the boat around. This is where we saw dozens or hundreds of the Madusa phase Freshwater Jellyfish the first time. This is the location where we saw the most Freshwater Jellyfish but unfortunately not the location where I got any pictures. I am submitting another form with the second location and picture.
Record TypeNAS sighting report
Freshwater/MarineFreshwater
Number Collected200


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Citation information: U.S. Geological Survey. [2024]. Nonindigenous Aquatic Species Database. Gainesville, Florida. Accessed [4/23/2024].

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