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Jellies  API API,Aurelia aurita,Jelly Fish,Ocean,Underwater Click/tap to enlarge Country intro

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  1. Now that's a whole bunch of them:)! Posted 12 years ago
  2. I know the species too:) Recognizable by its four horseshoe marks: Aurelia aurita. Posted 12 years ago
  3. (only because I snapped one too:))
    Backside of the moon (ode to Tony) If the moon had any water, I bet the other side of the moon, with all its mysteries, it would hold creatures just like this: Moon Jellyfish. Aren't they angel like? API API,Aurelia aurita,Geotagged,United Kingdom,moonlight jellyfish,scarborough,sealife center
    Posted 12 years ago

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"Aurelia aurita" 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.

Similar species: Flag-mouth Jellies
Species identified by Ludo Sak
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By Deb Della Piana

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Uploaded Oct 10, 2012. Captured Feb 5, 2012 04:30.
  • Canon EOS REBEL T3
  • f/4.5
  • 1/64s
  • ISO800
  • 35mm