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Craspedacusta sowerbyi
(freshwater jellyfish)
Coelenterates-Hydrozoans
Exotic to United States


Specimen ID156525
GroupCoelenterates-Hydrozoans
GenusCraspedacusta
Speciessowerbyi
Common Namefreshwater jellyfish
StateVT
CountyRutland
LocalityLake Hortonia [just E of Hortonia, VT]
HUC8 NameLake George
HUC8 Number2010001
Latitude43.7496795654
Longitude-73.2066650391
Lat-Long SourceMap derived
Lat-Long Accuracyaccurate
Map
Year1999
Year Accuracy (Specimen)Publication Year
Contact[not displayed for privacy reasons]
Primary Pathwayhitch hiker with stocked fish
Statuscollected
Reference #1
Ref. Number13166
AuthorPeard, T. and M. Thorn
date1999
titleFreshwater Jellyfish!
publisherIndiana University of Pennsylvania
pages25
Commentsreported to Dr. Peard of Indiana U. of Penn., no specimen collected
Record TypeLiterature
Fresh/Marine IntroductionFreshwater





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