Summary ²

Aurelia aurita (also called the moon jelly, moon jellyfish, common jellyfish, or saucer jelly) is a widely studied species of the genus Aurelia. All species in the genus are closely related, and it is difficult to identify Aurelia medusae without genetic sampling; most of what follows applies equally to all species of the genus.

In Lake Merritt ³

Possibly not that common in the lake, but they do find their way in from the Bay from time to time.

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1. (c) Brian Honohan, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-SA), http://www.flickr.com/photos/brian-honohan/5126424738/
2. Adapted by Ken-ichi Ueda from a work by (c) Wikipedia, some rights reserved (CC BY-SA), http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aurelia_aurita
3. (c) Ken-ichi Ueda, some rights reserved (CC BY-SA)

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