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Southern Moon Jelly

Aurelia marginalis

Classification

Family
Ulmaridae

Aurelia marginalis (commonly called the southern moon jelly) is a species of the genus Aurelia. All species in the genus are very similar, and it is difficult to identify Aurelia medusae without genetic sampling. Description Aurelia marginalis was first named by Louis Agassiz in 1862, who encountered the jellyfish near Florida.

Distribution

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Countries in the Picchu catalog
United States of America · 865United Kingdom · 25Cuba · 17Mexico · 16France · 2Netherlands · 2Brazil · 1