Specimen Information

Blackfordia virginica
Blackfordia virginica
(Black Sea jellyfish)
Coelenterates-Hydrozoans
Exotic

Specimen ID621148
GroupCoelenterates-Hydrozoans
GenusBlackfordia
Speciesvirginica
Common NameBlack Sea jellyfish
StateCA
CountySacramento
LocalityDelta [general location]
Mapping AccuracyAccurate
HUC8 NameLower Sacramento
HUC8 Number18020163
HUC10 NameSherman Lake-Sacramento River
HUC10 Number1802016307
HUC12 NameThreemile Slough-Sacramento River
HUC12 Number180201630703
Map
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Collection Day1
Collection Month1
Collection Year2005
Year AccuracyActual
Potential Pathwayshipping ballast water
Statusestablished
Reference 1
Ref. Number:26266
Author:California Department of Fish and Game.
Date:2009
Title:California Aquatic Non-native Organism Database (CANOD).
Publisher:California Department of Fish and Game, Office of Spill Prevention and Response.
Record TypeLiterature
Freshwater/MarineFreshwater


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