common jellyfish, moon jelly (Aurelia aurita) Aurelia aurita polypite overlain with contractile tissue
Date 1878-1879
Source Popular Science Monthly Volume 14
Author Unknown
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The common jellyfish, moon jellyfish, moon jelly, or saucer jelly (Aurelia aurita) is a widely studied species of the genus Aurelia. The moon jellyfish is translucent and can be recognized by its four horseshoe-shaped gonads, easily seen through the top of the bell. Aurelia aurita is found along the eastern Atlantic coast of Northern Europe and the western Atlantic coast of North America.
