Moon Jellyfishes [Aurelia]
Description
Moon jellyfishes drift gracefully through the water column, often appearing as translucent, umbrella-shaped bells with faint internal markings. Divers may spot them gliding along currents, sometimes in small groups, creating a calm, floating “snowfall” effect.
Species
Moon Jelly
Aurelia aurita
Blue Lesser Jellyfish
Aurelia coerulea
Aurelia ayla
Aurelia ayla
Aurelia cebimarensis
Aurelia cebimarensis
Aurelia clausa
Aurelia clausa
Aurelia colpota
Aurelia colpota
Aurelia columbia
Aurelia columbia
Aurelia dubia
Aurelia dubia
Aurelia hyalina
Aurelia hyalina
Aurelia insularia
Aurelia insularia
Moon Jellyfish
Aurelia labiata
Brown Banded Moon Jelly
Aurelia limbata
Aurelia malayensis
Aurelia malayensis
Aurelia maldivensis
Aurelia maldivensis
Moon jelly (Aurelia marginalis)
Aurelia marginalis
Moon jelly (Aurelia mianzani)
Aurelia mianzani
Moon jelly (Aurelia miyakei)
Aurelia miyakei
Moon jelly (Aurelia montyi)
Aurelia montyi
Moon jelly (Aurelia mozambica)
Aurelia mozambica
Aurelia persea
Aurelia persea
Aurelia profunda
Aurelia profunda
Aurelia pseudosolida
Aurelia pseudosolida
Aurelia rara
Aurelia rara
Aurelia relicta
Aurelia relicta
Aurelia smithsoniana
Aurelia smithsoniana
Aurelia solida
Aurelia solida
Aurelia vitiana
Aurelia vitiana
Taxonomy
| Phylum |
Cnidarians
Cnidaria
|
|---|---|
| Class |
Cup Animals
Scyphozoa
|
| Order |
Semaeostome Jellyfish
Semaeostomeae
|
| Family |
Ulmarid
Ulmaridae
|
Statistics
- Species 27