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Aurelia aurita (also called the common jellyfish, moon jellyfish, moon jelly or saucer jelly) is a species of the family Ulmaridae. [1] [2] All species in the genus are very similar, and it is difficult to identify Aurelia medusae without genetic sampling; [3] most of what follows applies equally to all species of the genus.
Aurelia is a genus of jellyfish that are commonly called moon jellies, which are in the class Scyphozoa. There are currently 25 accepted species and many that are still not formally described . [ 1 ] [ 2 ] [ 3 ]
The moon jelly (Aurelia aurita) is a widely studied species of jellyfish found throughout most of the world's oceans. It is translucent, usually about 25–40 cm (10–16 in) in diameter, and can be recognized by its four horseshoe-shaped gonads, easily seen through the bell. It is capable of only limited motion, and drifts with the current ...
The moon jelly (Aurelia aurita) is a widely studied species of jellyfish found throughout most of the world's oceans. It is translucent, usually about 25–40 cm (10–16 in) in diameter, and can be recognized by its four horseshoe-shaped gonads, easily seen through the bell. It is capable of only limited motion, and drifts with the current ...
Aurelia aurita, popularly known as the moon jellyfish, is a widely studied species of the genus Aurelia. It is translucent, usually about 25–40 cm (10–16 in) in diameter, and can be recognized by its four horseshoe-shaped gonads, easily seen through the top of the bell.
The bell is usually cream or pale yellow in colour with a dark centre and a translucent rim. It has eight large marginal lobes and eight bundles of thread-like marginal tentacles . There may be a hundred or more tentacles in each bundle which are either translucent or a reddish colour, and can extend for 10 metres (33 ft).
Aurelia aurita: No: Moderate to Difficult: A whitish to clear jellyfish with a large dinner-plate shaped bell. They have a fringe of short tentacles around the edge of the bell, and four longer oral arms extending from around the mouth. 50 cm (19.7 in) Sea Nettles: Sea nettle (Chrysaora fuscescens) 2: Chrysaora sp. No: Expert
Scyphozoa include the moon jelly Aurelia aurita, [9] in the order Semaeostomeae, and the enormous Nemopilema nomurai, in the order Rhizostomeae, found between Japan and China and which in some years causes major fisheries disruptions. The jellyfish fished commercially for food are Scyphomedusae in the order Rhizostomeae. [10]