Specimen Information

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

Specimen ID168112
GroupCoelenterates-Hydrozoans
GenusCraspedacusta
Speciessowerbii
Common Namefreshwater jellyfish
StateAR
CountyPope
LocalityIllinois Bayou
Mapping AccuracyAccurate
HUC8 NameDardanelle Reservoir
HUC8 Number11110202
HUC10 NameUpper Illinois Bayou
HUC10 Number1111020209
HUC12 NameUpper North Fork Illinois Bayou
HUC12 Number111102020903
Map
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Collection Year1999
Year AccuracyActual
Potential Pathwayhitch hiker with stocked fish | hitch hiker on aquatic plants?
Statusunknown
Reference 1
Ref. Number:15858
Author:Peard, T.
Date:2016
Title:freshwaterjellyfish.org
Publisher:Indiana University of Pennsylvania.
CommentsFound at a site near Scottsville, Hwy 164. Reported to freshwater jellyfish website. Seen but not reported.
Record TypeLiterature
Freshwater/MarineFreshwater


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