Specimen Information

Obelia dichotoma
(sea thread hydroid)
Coelenterates-Hydrozoans
Exotic

Specimen ID1886047
GroupCoelenterates-Hydrozoans
GenusObelia
Speciesdichotoma
Common Namesea thread hydroid
StateNJ
CountyCape May
LocalityBree-Zee-Lee Marina, Cape May Harbor
Mapping AccuracyAccurate
HUC8 NameGreat Egg Harbor
HUC8 Number02040302
HUC10 NameGreat Egg Harbor Bay-Frontal Atlantic Ocean
HUC10 Number0204030204
HUC12 NameCape May Harbor-Cape May Inlet
HUC12 Number020403020404
Map
Collection Day25
Collection Month6
Collection Year2023
Year AccuracyActual
Reference 1
Ref. Number:46339
Author:Fowler, A.E., A.M.H. Blakeslee, A. Davinack, R. Aguilar, M. Anderson, C. Benadon, H.H.C. Choong, L. Green-Gavrielidis, S.R. Greenberg, E. Hartshorn, N. Hobbs, S. Labbe, K. Larson, M. McCuller, D.M. Moloney, S.K. Parsons, C. Stancil, C. Thornber, J. Pederson, and J.T. Carlton
Date:2025
Title:Caribbean Creep meets Chesapeake Creep: marine bioinvasions and community shifts along the Mid-Atlantic Coast, USA
Journal:Biological Invasions
Volume:27
Pages:192
Record TypeLiterature


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Citation information: U.S. Geological Survey. [2025]. Nonindigenous Aquatic Species Database. Gainesville, Florida. Accessed [12/5/2025].

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