Specimen Information

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

Specimen ID1740328
GroupCoelenterates-Hydrozoans
GenusCraspedacusta
Speciessowerbii
Common Namefreshwater jellyfish
StateNY
CountyPutnam
LocalityCanopus Lake
Mapping AccuracyAccurate
HUC8 NameLower Hudson
HUC8 Number02030101
HUC10 NamePeekskill Hollow Creek-Hudson River
HUC10 Number0203010101
HUC12 NameAnnsville Creek
HUC12 Number020301010102
Map
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Collection Day27
Collection Month8
Collection Year2024
Year AccuracyActual
Potential Pathwayhitch hiker
Statusestablished
CommentsOver 100 sighted while paddle boarding on the lake. Found in deepest areas of the lake. Large number in one cluster, smaller numbers around periphery of that spot. Fewer seen on 29 September.
Record TypeNAS sighting report
VerifierC. Morningstar, USGS
Number Collected100
Photo
Jellyfish floating at waters surface.
Jellyfish floating at the surface of the water.
Jellyfish floating at the surface of the water.


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Citation information: U.S. Geological Survey. [2024]. Nonindigenous Aquatic Species Database. Gainesville, Florida. Accessed [12/22/2024].

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