Specimen ID | 166833 |
Group | Coelenterates-Scyphozoan |
Genus | Phyllorhiza |
Species | punctata |
Common Name | Australian spotted jellyfish |
State | FL |
County | St. Johns |
Locality | Guana Lake (also known as Lake Ponte Vedra), located in South Ponte Vedra Beach |
Mapping Accuracy | Accurate |
HUC8 Name | Daytona-St. Augustine |
HUC8 Number | 03080201 |
HUC10 Name | Tolomato River |
HUC10 Number | 0308020105 |
HUC12 Name | Lower Tolomato River |
HUC12 Number | 030802010502 |
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Collection Day | 21 |
Collection Month | 7 |
Collection Year | 2006 |
Year Accuracy | Actual |
Potential Pathway | dispersed ocean current |
Status | collected |
Comments | Found where Guana Lake flows into Guana River at the Guana River Dam. Guana River then flows into the Tolomato River and then out the St Augustine Inlet into the Atlantic Ocean. Water temp - 28.5C and salinity - 36ppt. Photos. Specimen sent to Dauphin Island Sea Lab for DNA analysis. Several more were seen a few days later. |
Record Type | Personal communication |
Earliest Record | drainage |
Disposal | preserved |
Freshwater/Marine | Marine |
Number Collected | 1 |
Size | 5 inches |
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