Aurelia limbata Brownbranded moon jelly

Aurelia limbata is commonly referred to as Brownbranded moon jelly. Difficulty in the aquarium: suitable for large display tanks (public aquarium or zoo) only. Toxicity: Toxic hazard unknown.

Alexander Semenov, Russland

Aurelia limbata, 2014

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lexID:: 10331
AphiaID:: 158199

Scientific:: Aurelia limbata
German:: Braungebänderte Ohrenqualle
English:: Brownbranded Moon Jelly

Category:: Umbrella jellyfish

Family tree:: Animalia (Kingdom) > Cnidaria (Phylum) > Scyphozoa (Class) > Semaeostomeae (Order) > Ulmaridae (Family) > Aurelia (Genus) > limbata (Species)
Initial determination:: (Brandt, ), 1835

Occurrence:: Alaska East Coast USA, Bering Sea, Canada Eastern Pacific, Chukchi Sea, Greenland, Gulf of Maine, Japan, North Atlantic Ocean, North Pacific (Ocean), Northern Africa, the Sea of Okhotsk, USA
Marine Zone:: Mesopelagial
Mesopelagic zone
lies between 200 to 1000 meters depth, thus it is considered the "twilight zone of the sea" between the light and dark depth zones.
Sea depth:: 0 - 432 Meter
Size:: 5.91" - 11.81" (15cm - 30cm)
Temperature:: -6,80 °F - 77 °F (-6,80°C - 25°C)
Food:: Amphipods, Copepods, Fish eggs, Invertebrates, Zooplankton
Difficulty:: suitable for large display tanks (public aquarium or zoo) only
Offspring:: Not available as offspring
Toxicity:: Toxic hazard unknown