Moon jelly (Aurelia montyi) [Aurelia montyi]
Description
Aurelia montyi often shows up as a calm, drifting jelly with a soft, glassy look. Divers can sometimes spot the internal structure through the bell and watch the gentle pulsing that gives it that characteristic slow, graceful movement.
Where To See Moon jelly (Aurelia montyi)
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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