OTHER NAMES: Common Jellyfish, Moon Jelly, Saucer Jelly
Latin Etymology: Aurelia ("golden one") aurita ("golden")
Adult Moon Jellyfish (Aurelia aurita) at Monterey, California - September 2022
Featured Subspecies: ?
Weight: ? / Circumference: 25-40cm
UK STATUS NOT EVALUATED/ IUCN Red List: Not Yet Evaluated
A common species found in many areas of the Northern Hemisphere in both Atlantic and Pacific. They have a very simplified bodyplan, lacking respiratory, exretory or circulatory systems and is largely incapable of propelling itself. Instead, it primarily drifts with the currents. It collects prey with it's tentacles and moves them to it's body to be digested.
Related Species:
Order: Semaeotomeae
Family: Ulmaridae
Genus: Aurelia
SUBSPECIES: ?
- Sighting Locations -
UNITED STATES
Found around many coastl locations
- CALIFORNIA 2022 TRIP: Seen at Monterey
Further Notes: BirdForum Opus, IUCN Red List, RSPB, Wikipedia, Xeno-canto
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