Moon Jellyfish [Aurelia labiata]
Description
Divers often spot this classic moon jelly drifting through the water column like a soft, translucent bell. With its trailing oral arms and gentle pulsing, it can look almost weightless as it glides past kelp and rocky outcrops.
Where To See Moon Jellyfish
No sighting locations recorded yet.
Taxonomy
| Phylum |
Cnidarians
Cnidaria
|
|---|---|
| Class |
Cup Animals
Scyphozoa
|
| Order |
Semaeostome Jellyfish
Semaeostomeae
|
| Family |
Ulmarid
Ulmaridae
|
| Genus |
Moon Jellyfishes
Aurelia
|
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