Aurelia aurita (Moon jellyfish) | INFORMATION | Animal Diversity Web - ADW
Moon jellyfishes, Aurelia aurita (Linnaeus, 1758), aka saucer jellies, moon jellies and common sea jellies, range between 5- 40 cm in diameter. They can be recognized by their delicate and exquisite coloration, often in patterns of spots and streaks.
In general, Aurelia is an inshore genus that can be found in estuaries and harbors. Aurelia aurita lives in ocean water temperatures ranging from 6–31 °C (43–88 °F); with optimum temperatures of 9–19 °C (48–66 °F). It prefers temperate seas with consistent currents.
Aurelia Aurita is a commonest jelly-fish or moon-jelly, occurs in coastal waters of tropical and temperate oceans of the world close to the surface of water. It is cosmopolitan in distribution.
The Moon jelly, scientifically known as Aurelia Aurita, is a specific species of jellyfish. Moon jellies are sometimes called common jellyfish, moon jellyfish, or saucer jelly.
oaded 15 February 2017] TRAITS. Aurelia aurita is a common and widely recognized type of jellyfish (Jellyfish1, 2005. that exhibits radial symmetry. It can be easily recognised by the four horseshoe-shaped gonads seen through the top of the transluc.
Since 1987 till 2003 there were no records of medusa of Aurelia aurita in Belgium in the years 1994, 1995, 2000 and 2002. In these years seawater temperatures were higher than 6C in February.
Aurelia aurita has a smooth, flattened saucer-shaped bell (the umbrella) with eight simple marginal lobes. The umbrella is colourless, while the radial canals, oral arms and gonads are typically mauve, violet, reddish, pink or yellowish in colour.
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