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Aurelia aurita an example of a scyphozoan medusa (Image:G.Edgar)
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Aurelia aurita Peron and Lesueur 1810 Taxonomy
Phylum Cnidaria
Superclass Hydrozoa
Subclass Scyphomedusae
Order Semaeostomeae
Family Ulmaridae
Subfamily Aureliinae
Genus Aurelia
Size
  • Text to come
Distinguishing characteristics
  • Can occur in very high densities in sheltered bays and estuaries in warmer months.
Distribution
  • Text to come
Ecology
  • Is of particular concern to auaculturalists because it clogs nets and its stinging cells cause distress to cultured fish.
 

 
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