Common Name |
Brownbranded moon jelly |
Language |
English |
Type |
AFS |
Official Trade Name |
No |
Rank |
1 - (Legal common name (unique)) |
Country |
Canada |
Locality |
|
Ref. |
Cairns, S.D., D.R. Calder, A. Brinckmann-Voss, C.B. Castro, D.G. Fautin, P.R. Pugh, C.E. Mills, W.C. Jaap, M.N. Arai, S.H.D. Haddock and D.M. Opresko, 2003 |
Life Stage |
juveniles and adults |
Sex |
females and males |
Core |
morphology |
1st Modifier |
morphology |
2nd Modifier |
color pattern(s) |
Remarks |
'jelly' from Latin 'gelare', i.e., freeze, pertaining to consistency resembling gelatinous material; 'moon' here refers to the shape of this species. |