Specimen Information

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

Specimen ID630593
GroupCoelenterates-Hydrozoans
GenusBlackfordia
Speciesvirginica
Common NameBlack Sea jellyfish
StateVA
CountyKing William
LocalityMattaponi River near confluence with York River
Mapping AccuracyAccurate
HUC8 NameMattaponi
HUC8 Number02080105
HUC10 NameGarnetts Creek-Mattaponi River
HUC10 Number0208010506
HUC12 NameCabin Creek-Mattaponi River
HUC12 Number020801050604
Map
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Collection Day11
Collection Month6
Collection Year2010
Year AccuracyActual
Potential Pathwayshipping ballast water
Statusunknown
Reference 1
Ref. Number:26508
Author:Harrison, G.F., K. Kim, and A.G. Collins
Date:2013
Title:Low genetic diversity of the putatively introduced, brackish water hydrozoan, Blackfordia virginica (Leptothecata: Blackfordiidae), throughout the United States, with a new record for Lake Pontchartrain, Louisiana
Journal:Proceedings of the Biological Society of Washington
Volume:126
Issue:2
Pages:91-102
CommentsLatitude in article was originally 36°32'26.66N but was changed in this record to 37°32'26.66"N to place point within described water body.
Record TypeLiterature
Freshwater/MarineBrackish
Number Collected3


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