Moon jelly (Aurelia mozambica) [Aurelia mozambica]
Description
In the water, Aurelia mozambica can look like a faintly luminous disc, floating just off the bottom or in open water depending on conditions. Divers may notice it slowly pulsing as it drifts, occasionally revealing fine details around the bell’s underside as it turns.
Where To See Moon jelly (Aurelia mozambica)
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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