Specimen Information

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

Specimen ID1703688
GroupCoelenterates-Hydrozoans
GenusCraspedacusta
Speciessowerbii
Common Namefreshwater jellyfish
StateFL
CountyEscambia
LocalityPond
Mapping AccuracyAccurate
HUC8 NameEscambia
HUC8 Number03140305
HUC10 NamePine Barren Creek-Escambia River
HUC10 Number0314030505
HUC12 NameDelaney River
HUC12 Number031403050503
Map
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Collection Day12
Collection Month9
Collection Year2022
Year AccuracyActual
Potential Pathwayhitch hiker on waterfowl
CommentsNot sure exactly how many were observed but there were several I was performing scuba dive training with the ECSO Dive team and the jelly fish were observed by myself and two other individuals on the team They look like the photos of peach blossom jellyfish I found online Most were smaller than the size of a penny
Record TypeNAS sighting report
VerifierWesley Daniel (USGS)
Freshwater/MarineFreshwater
Number Collected20


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Citation information: U.S. Geological Survey. [2024]. Nonindigenous Aquatic Species Database. Gainesville, Florida. Accessed [5/2/2024].

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