Specimen Information

Cordylophora caspia
Cordylophora caspia
(freshwater hydroid)
Coelenterates-Hydrozoans
Exotic

Specimen ID1886567
GroupCoelenterates-Hydrozoans
GenusCordylophora
Speciescaspia
Common Namefreshwater hydroid
StateWV
CountyMason
LocalityOhio River
Mapping AccuracyAccurate
HUC8 NameUpper Ohio-Shade
HUC8 Number05030202
HUC10 NameOldtown Creek-Ohio River
HUC10 Number0503020209
HUC12 NameCrooked Creek-Ohio River
HUC12 Number050302020904
Map
Collection Day15
Collection Month5
Collection Year2024
Year AccuracyActual
Potential Pathwaydispersed | hitch hiker
Statusestablished
Reference 1
Ref. Number:46424
Author:Hall, E., B. Murry, M. Miller, A. Cook, and A. Welsh
Date:2025
Title:New to the party: non-native cnidarians discovered throughout the Ohio River Basin, USA
Journal:BioInvasions Records
Volume:14
Issue:3
Pages:661-672
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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