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common jellyfish, moon jelly (Aurelia aurita)
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Aurelia aurita (Cnidaria) Luc Viatour.jpg
Resolution: 3419x2279 File Size: 1516970 Bytes Date: 2010:05:23 12:18:58 Camera: NIKON D3S (NIKON CORPORATION) F number: f/4.5 Exposure: 10/500 sec Focal Length: 44/1 Upload Date: 2017:08:20 02:49:55

common jellyfish, moon jelly (Aurelia aurita)


Aurelia aurita Linnaeus, 1758
English: Moon jellyfish in the Pairi Daiza aquarium in Belgium.
Because of the lighting, the organism in shown in false colour.
Français : Méduse aurélie à l'aquarium du parc pairi daiza (Belgique)
Date 2010 (23 May 2010, according to Exif data)
Source Own http://work www.lucnix.be
Author Luc Viatour
Source: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Aurelia_aurita_(Cnidaria)_Luc_Viatour.jpg

The common jellyfish, moon jellyfish, moon jelly, or saucer jelly (Aurelia aurita) is a widely studied species of the genus Aurelia. The moon jellyfish is translucent and can be recognized by its four horseshoe-shaped gonads, easily seen through the top of the bell. Aurelia aurita is found along the eastern Atlantic coast of Northern Europe and the western Atlantic coast of North America.

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Scientific Name: Aurelia aurita (Linnaeus, 1758)
Common Names: Common Jellyfish, Moon Jelly, Saucer Jelly
Synonyms:
Aurelia flavidula (Péron and Lesueur, 1810)
Aurelia dubia
Medusa aurita Linnaeus, 1758

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