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:: Jellyfish

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

Occurrence:: Alaska (Western Atlantic), 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
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