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Aurelia aurita (Linnaeus, 1758)

medusa luna, medusa, Jellyfish

Taxonomy

Domain
Eukaryota

Kingdom
Animalia

Phylum
Cnidaria

Class
Scyphozoa

Order
Semaeostomeae

Family
Ulmaridae

Genus
Aurelia

Species
aurita

Taxon category: Accepted

Origin: Native

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"Galapagos Species Database, Aurelia aurita", dataZone. Charles Darwin Foundation, https://datazone.darwinfoundation.org/en/checklist/?species=8777. Accessed 5 November 2026.