Species Craspedacusta sowerbii Lankester, 1880
- Craspedacusta sowerbyi Lankester, E.R. 1880. On a new jellyfish of the order Trachomedusae, living in fresh water. Nature (London) 22: 147–148 [147-148].
Distribution
States
Australian Capital Territory, New South Wales, Northern Territory, Queensland, South Australia, Tasmania, Victoria, Western Australia
Extra Distribution Information
Freshwater
Introduced from probably China; type locality London gardens;.
Ubiquitous throughout Australia.
Distribution References
- Bennett, I. 1966. The Fringe of the Sea. Adelaide : Rigby.
- Greenwood, J.G. 1966. An occurrence in Queensland of Craspedacusta sowerbyi Lankester, 1880 (Coelenterata, Trachylina). Proceedings of the Royal Society of Queensland 77(7): 67–71
- Hawking, J.J. & Smith, F.J. 1997. Colour Guide to Invertebrates of Australian Inland Waters. Albury, NSW : Co-operative Research Centre for Freshwater Ecology pp. 213.
- Ling, J.K. & Duggan, R. 1962. The freshwater jelly-fish, Craspedacusta sowerbyi, in Victoria: a new record. Victorian Naturalist 79(1): 1–4
- McNeill, F. 1954. An elusive jellyfish from fresh water. Australian Museum Magazine 11(7): 225–227
- Shipway, B. 1964. Occurrence of fresh-water jellyfish at South Perth. Western Australian Naturalist 9: 95–96
- Southcott, R.V. 1958. South Australian Jellyfish. South Australian Naturalist 32: 53–61
- Southcott, R.V. 1982. Jellyfishes (Classes Scyphozoa and Hydrozoa). pp. 115–159 in Shepherd, S.A. & Thomas, I.M. (eds). Marine Invertebrates of Southern Australia. Handbook of the Flora and Fauna of South Australia Adelaide : Government Printer Part 1 491 pp.
- Thomas, I.M. 1950. The medusa Craspedacusta in Australia. Nature (London) 166: 312–313
- Thomas, I.M. 1951. Craspedacusta sowerbyi in South Australia, with some notes on its habits. Transactions of the Royal Society of South Australia 74: 59–65
History of changes
Note that this list may be incomplete for dates prior to September 2013.
| Published | As part of group | Action Date | Action Type | Compiler(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 03-Sep-2018 | HYDROZOA Owen, 1843 | 31-Jul-2018 | MODIFIED | Dr Narissa Bax |
| 23-Feb-2012 | ADDED |