Specimen Information

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

Specimen ID1724602
GroupCoelenterates-Hydrozoans
GenusCraspedacusta
Speciessowerbii
Common Namefreshwater jellyfish
StateCT
CountyNew London
LocalityDodge Pond
Mapping AccuracyAccurate
HUC8 NameThames
HUC8 Number01100003
HUC10 NameMystic River-Frontal Fishers Island Sound
HUC10 Number0110000303
HUC12 NamePattagansett River-Frontal Long Island Sound
HUC12 Number011000030306
Map
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Collection Day6
Collection Month9
Collection Year2023
Year AccuracyActual
Potential Pathwayhitch hiker on waterfowl | hitch hiker
Statusestablished
CommentsI am 64, and have lived and swam on and in Dodge Pond my entire life. I snorkel every summer.. this past year for 2 days I observed a bloom of fresh water jelly fish, which I have never seen before that date.. no one i have spoken to has either seen them.
Record TypeNAS sighting report
VerifierWesley Daniel (USGS)
Freshwater/MarineFreshwater
Number Collected75


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Citation information: U.S. Geological Survey. [2024]. Nonindigenous Aquatic Species Database. Gainesville, Florida. Accessed [5/1/2024].

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