Aurelia labiata
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Aurelia labiata is a form of Moon Jellyfish belonging to the genus Aurelia
. It is a cnidarian of the Ulmaridae
family. They are know to be larger than Aurelia aurita.
. Their range stretches from the west coast of California
to the eastern coast of Japan
. They are known to swarm in large numbers, sometimes with their relatives Aurelia aurita
.
Aurelia (genus)
Aurelia is a genus of scyphozoan jellyfish . There are at least 13 species in the genus Aurelia including many that are still not formally described...
. It is a cnidarian of the Ulmaridae
Ulmaridae
Ulmaridae is a family of jellyfish.-Genera:*Aurelia *Aurosa*Deepstaria*Diplulmaris*Discomedusa*Floresca*Parumbrosa*Phacellophora - Phacellophora camtschatica*Poralia...
family. They are know to be larger than Aurelia aurita.
Aurelia aurita
Aurelia aurita is one of a group of more than ten morphologically nearly identical jellyfish species in the genus Aurelia...
Range
Aurelia labiata typically range in the northern Pacific OceanPacific Ocean
The Pacific Ocean is the largest of the Earth's oceanic divisions. It extends from the Arctic in the north to the Southern Ocean in the south, bounded by Asia and Australia in the west, and the Americas in the east.At 165.2 million square kilometres in area, this largest division of the World...
. Their range stretches from the west coast of California
California
California is a state located on the West Coast of the United States. It is by far the most populous U.S. state, and the third-largest by land area...
to the eastern coast of Japan
Japan
Japan is an island nation in East Asia. Located in the Pacific Ocean, it lies to the east of the Sea of Japan, China, North Korea, South Korea and Russia, stretching from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north to the East China Sea and Taiwan in the south...
. They are known to swarm in large numbers, sometimes with their relatives Aurelia aurita
Aurelia aurita
Aurelia aurita is one of a group of more than ten morphologically nearly identical jellyfish species in the genus Aurelia...
.