Aurelia smithsoniana [Aurelia smithsoniana]
Description
Divers may spot this moon jelly as a translucent, umbrella-shaped bell drifting through the water column. Its delicate, trailing tentacles can look almost like a faint veil as it glides with the currents. In calm, clear conditions, the subtle contrast of its bell and internal structures can make it surprisingly noticeable.
Where To See Aurelia smithsoniana
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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