Specimen Information

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

Specimen ID1695335
GroupCoelenterates-Hydrozoans
GenusCraspedacusta
Speciessowerbii
Common Namefreshwater jellyfish
StateMA
CountyMiddlesex
LocalityWalden Pond
Mapping AccuracyApproximate
HUC8 NameConcord River
HUC8 Number01070005
Map
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Collection Day13
Collection Month10
Collection Year2021
Year AccuracyActual
Potential Pathwayhitch hiker on aquatic plants | hitch hiker on waterfowl
Statusestablished
Commentssighting of 3 individual jellyfish the size of my fingernail. 25 yards off north shore of Walden Pond about 1/4 way east of bathing beach.
Record TypeNAS sighting report
VerifierWesley Daniel (USGS)
Freshwater/MarineFreshwater
Number Collected3


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Citation information: U.S. Geological Survey. [2024]. Nonindigenous Aquatic Species Database. Gainesville, Florida. Accessed [4/17/2024].

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