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Freshwater jellyfish #12179527 10/02/16 11:54 PM
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Fished Hyde park quarries today and saw freshwater jellyfish for the first time.

Re: Freshwater jellyfish [Re: greenyak] #12179528 10/03/16 12:13 AM
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cool

Re: Freshwater jellyfish [Re: greenyak] #12179529 10/03/16 02:19 AM
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Cool video. I have never seen a fresh water jelly fish while fishing.

Re: Freshwater jellyfish [Re: greenyak] #12179530 10/04/16 08:56 PM
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Nice video.

Re: Freshwater jellyfish [Re: greenyak] #12179531 10/05/16 12:52 AM
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Thanks, I never knew there are freshwater jellyfish.

Re: Freshwater jellyfish [Re: greenyak] #12179532 10/10/16 08:58 PM
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I see them at Ray Hubbard around the Marina.


Re: Freshwater jellyfish [Re: greenyak] #12179533 10/20/16 12:05 AM
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do they sting? hmmm


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Re: Freshwater jellyfish [Re: greenyak] #12179534 10/20/16 04:12 AM
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Thank you for this. I had no idea. Fresh Water Jelly Fish. learn something new


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Re: Freshwater jellyfish [Re: greenyak] #12179535 10/20/16 02:12 PM
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Freshwater jellyfish is not a true jellyfish as are some of its marine relatives. Freshwater jellyfish differ slightly from the true marine jellyfish. Craspedacusta sowerbii (kras-ped-uh-kus-tuh) is the scientific name of this freshwater jellyfish.

One obvious difference is that unlike marine jellyfish, the freshwater variety has a structure called a velum on the ventral surface. This thin, shelf-like membranous structure extends inward from the circular edge (ring canal) of the bell. The manubrium, which ends in a mouth, extends down through a hole in the velum. The velum helps set these apart from the true jellyfish. However, because it looks like a jellyfish, we call it a jellyfish!

They are most often found in calm, freshwater lakes, reservoirs, man-made impoundments, and water-filled gravel pits or quarries. They can also be found in recreational fishing and boating areas. They have been seen in large river systems such as the Allegheny River, the Ohio River, and the Tennessee River. The jellyfish prefer standing water rather than currents. So, they generally are not seen in fast flowing streams or rivers.

They eat tiny, microscopic animals called zooplankton that are found throughout the water.

Can they sting? It depends. Like true jellyfish, they do have stinging cells (cnidocytes). This mechanism is designed for feeding, as the cnidocytes are utilized to paralyze macroinvertebrates and even small fish. However, we have no hard evidence that these organisms can penetrate human skin (though some have claimed otherwise).


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thank you for that info and for answering my question


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Re: Freshwater jellyfish [Re: greenyak] #12179537 10/21/16 02:49 PM
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wow! super cool. learn something new every day!

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never knew

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Originally Posted By: Huckleberry
never knew


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Re: Freshwater jellyfish [Re: greenyak] #12179540 10/29/16 02:19 AM
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Very cool. I've only seen them once and it was at Fannin Lake about 20 years ago. Never knew of them until I saw them that one time.

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