Freshwater Jellyfish Craspedacusta Sowerbyi Kingdom: Animalia FEATURES Phylum: Cnidaria One Species of Freshwater Jellyfish Is Found in Class: Hydrozoa Illinois

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freshwater jellyfish Craspedacusta sowerbyi Kingdom: Animalia FEATURES Phylum: Cnidaria One species of freshwater jellyfish is found in Class: Hydrozoa Illinois. The hydromedusa form is about the size of a Order: Limnomedusae penny. It is only one part of the life cycle. Craspedacusta sowerbyi more often exists as Family: Olindiidae microscopic podocysts (dormant "resting bodies"), ILLINOIS STATUS frustules (larvae produced asexually by budding), planulae (larvae produced sexually by the common, nonnative hydromedusae) or as sessile polyps that attach to © Ted E. Snider stable surfaces and can form colonies consisting of two to four individuals. BEHAVIORS Craspedacusta sowerbyi is indigenous to the Yangtze River valley in China. These animals prefer water of good quality and no current, so they are often found in ponds, lakes and flooded quarries. They may be present in backwater lakes, too. They can go into dormancy if the water body dries up. The medusa forms usually float near the surface in good numbers when the water temperature is about 80 degrees. ILLINOIS RANGE © Illinois Department of Natural Resources. 2020. Biodiversity of Illinois. Unless otherwise noted, photos and images © Illinois Department of Natural Resources. Photo by MDC Staff, courtesy Missouri Department of Conservation. © Illinois Department of Natural Resources. 2020. Biodiversity of Illinois. Unless otherwise noted, photos and images © Illinois Department of Natural Resources. Photo by MDC Staff, courtesy Missouri Department of Conservation. © Illinois Department of Natural Resources. 2020. Biodiversity of Illinois. Unless otherwise noted, photos and images © Illinois Department of Natural Resources. Photo by MDC Staff, courtesy Missouri Department of Conservation. Aquatic Habitats bottomland forests; lakes, ponds reservoirs Woodland Habitats bottomland forests Prairie and Edge Habitats none © Illinois Department of Natural Resources. 2020. Biodiversity of Illinois. Unless otherwise noted, photos and images © Illinois Department of Natural Resources..

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