Craspedacusta sowerbii: Where It Lives, Map & Facts

Where the craspedacusta sowerbii lives – recorded in 14 countries, with quick facts from Wikidata and an introduction from Wikipedia.

Scientific name	Craspedacusta sowerbyi
Group	Jellyfish, corals & anemones
Found in	14 countries
Continents	Europe, North America, Oceania, South America
Class	Cnidarian
Order	Limnomedusae
Family	Olindiidae

Where does the craspedacusta sowerbii live?

Open-licence (CC0 / CC BY) wild records published on GBIF place the craspedacusta sowerbii in 14 countries and territories across Europe, North America, Oceania and South America. In Austria, Belgium, Chile, Czech Republic, Germany, France, Ireland, Sweden it is listed as introduced (GRIIS checklists via GBIF).

United States
France (introduced)
Australia
Canada
Finland
Germany (introduced)
Sweden (introduced)
Chile (introduced)
Belgium (introduced)
Switzerland
Czech Republic (introduced)
Austria (introduced)
Ireland (introduced)
Brazil

Countries with at least a handful of records (a minimum share of the species’ records, to leave out vagrants and escapes). Records with coordinates only; captive and fossil records excluded.

What kind of animal is the craspedacusta sowerbii?

The craspedacusta sowerbii (Craspedacusta sowerbyi) is a cnidarian in the order Limnomedusae and the family Olindiidae, genus Craspedacusta. (Taxonomy from Wikidata.)

About the craspedacusta sowerbii

Craspedacusta sowerbii, the peach blossom jellyfish or freshwater jellyfish, is a species of freshwater hydrozoan jellyfish, or hydromedusa cnidarian. Hydromedusan jellyfish differ from scyphozoan jellyfish because they have a muscular, shelf-like structure called a velum on the ventral surface, attached to the bell margin. Originally from the Yangtze basin in China, C. sowerbii is an introduced species now found throughout the world in bodies of fresh water.

Text in “About” is quoted from the Wikipedia article Craspedacusta sowerbii (revision 1375048117), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Changes: lead section excerpted verbatim, formatting removed. Quick facts, taxonomy and status: Wikidata Q1888438 (CC0). Countries and pin: GBIF.org occurrence records (CC0 / CC BY 4.0).