Common name of Aurelia limbata
 
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.
Glossary [ e.g. cnidaria]
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