Copilot
Your everyday AI companion
  1. ADW: Aurelia aurita: INFORMATION

    WebMoon jellies (Aurelia aurita) are a cosmopolitan organism whose range includes 3 of the 4 oceans (all but the Arctic) and other saltwater locales. Their range specifically includes coastal waters of nearly all of North and …

  2. Moon Jelly - American Oceans

  3. People also ask
    Aurelia aurita can be found all round the coasts of Britain and Ireland. Aurelia aurita is Britain's most common jellyfish. It is sporadic in its appearance, forming massive local populations in some areas but totally absent in other areas for some years. Aurelia aurita is a pelagic species but may be found washed up on the shore.
    Aurelia aurita and other Aurelia species feed on plankton that includes organisms such as mollusks, crustaceans, tunicate larvae, rotifers, young polychaetes, protozoans, diatoms, eggs, fish eggs, and other small organisms. Occasionally, they are also seen feeding on gelatinous zooplankton such as hydromedusae and ctenophores.
    Aurelia aurita is a pelagic species but may be found washed up on the shore. It is known to occur up estuaries and into harbours and is especially common in Scottish sea lochs. Umbrella thins towards the edge and has a distinctive fringe of short, hollow tentacles.
    Aurelia aurita has an interesting life history. The sexes are separate, the sperm are taken into the female via the mouth and fertilization occurs internally. Pits in the oral arms act as a temporary brood chamber holding the eggs until they develop into free-swimming larvae (planula larvae).
  4. Moon Jellyfish Facts - ThoughtCo

    WebJul 9, 2019 · The moon jellyfish (Aurelia aurita) is a common jellyfish with four horseshoe-shaped gonads and a pale bell. It lives in tropical and …

    • Estimated Reading Time: 5 mins
  5. Moon jelly | Aurelia aurita, Species, Habitat | Britannica

  6. Moon Jellyfishes ~ MarineBio Conservation Society

    WebMoon jellyfishes, Aurelia aurita (Linnaeus, 1758), aka saucer jellies, moon jellies and common sea jellies, range between 5-40 cm in diameter. They can be recognized by their delicate and exquisite coloration, often in …

  7. Moon Jellyfish: Habitat, Diet & Other Facts - Ocean Fauna

  8. Aurelia aurita (Linnaeus, 1758) - World Register of Marine Species

  9. Moon jellyfish (Aurelia aurita) - MarLIN - The Marine Life …