Aurelia labiata
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Aurelia labiata is a scyphozoan jellyfish. It is commonly called the Moon Jelly[1] and is very abundant in the eastern North Pacific Ocean off the coast of North America.
| Taxonomy | |
|---|---|
| Kingdom: Animalia | |
| Phylum: Cnidaria | |
| Class: Scyphozoa | |
| Order: Semaeostomeae | |
| Family: Ulmaridae | |
| Genus: Aurelia | |
| Species: A. labiata |
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Description
When seen from above, the 4 horseshoe-shaped gonads make it easy to identify jellyfish in the genus Aurelia. They are pretty cute and tasty...
Ecology
In southern Puget Sound, this jellyfish species has been found to tolerate low oxygen environments.[2]
