Moon Jellyfish
Aurelia aurita
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photo ©Lee Co. Dept. of Env. Ed.
Identifiers- saucer-shaped dome, short fringe tentacles
- white 4-leaf clover reproductive organs
Adaptations- 4 frilly oral arms,8 interior
feeding canals
Status- common in Florida
Distribution- Florida, Bahamas, Caribbean, Worldwide
Habitat- shallow marine surface waters
Fun facts
- mildly toxic to humans
- bell-shape pulsates to swim horizontally
- plankton collects on the mucus surface and is passed along to the margin
tentacles
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