Moon Jelly

Moon Jelly (Aurelia aurita) are the most common Jellyfish species found in the genus Aurelia. Other species found in the genus Aurelia besides A. aurita are: A. labiata, A. limbata, Aurelia sp. They can be found in the Atlantic Ocean, the Arctic Ocean and the Pacific Ocean, and are common to the waters off California, Japan, the East Coast of the United States as well as Europe. The animal can be large (up to 15cm across), translucent and often considered beautiful for the patterns of color within its body. It feeds by stinging small medusans, plankton and mollusks with its tentacles and bringing them into its body for digestion, but is capable of only limited motion; like other jellies it drifts with the current.

Related Topics:
Jellyfish - Genus - Aurelia - Atlantic Ocean - Arctic Ocean - Pacific Ocean - California - Japan - East Coast of the United States - Europe - Medusans - Plankton - Mollusk

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