Aurelia marginalis Southern Moon Jelly

Aurelia marginalis is commonly referred to as Southern Moon Jelly. Difficulty in the aquarium: suitable for large display tanks (public aquarium or zoo) only. Toxicity: Has a poison harmful to health.

Profile

lexID:

14682 

AphiaID:

1393176 

Scientific:

Aurelia marginalis 

German:

Südliche Ohrenqualle 

English:

Southern Moon Jelly 

Category:

Jellyfish  

Family tree:

Animalia (Kingdom) > Cnidaria (Phylum) > Scyphozoa (Class) > Semaeostomeae (Order) > Ulmaridae (Family) > Aurelia (Genus) > marginalis (Species) 

Initial determination:

Agassiz, 1862 

Occurrence:

Bonaire, Florida, Gulf of Mexico, the Caribbean, USA 

Sea depth:

Meter 

Size:

7.87" - 11.81" (20cm - 30cm) 

Food:

Carnivore, Insects, Mysis, Zooplankton 

Difficulty:

suitable for large display tanks (public aquarium or zoo) only 

Offspring:

Not available as offspring 

Toxicity:

Has a poison harmful to health 

CITES:

Not evaluated 

Red List:

Not evaluated (NE) 

Related species at
Catalog of Life:

• 
  Aurelia aurita
  Ohrenquallen
• 
  Aurelia labiata
  Pazifische Ohrenqualle, Pazifische Mondqualle
• 
  Aurelia limbata
  Braungebänderte Ohrenqualle
• Aurelia maldivensis
• 
  Aurelia solida
  Ohrenqualle, Mondqualle

 

More related species
in this lexicon:

• 
  Aurelia cebimarensis
  Cebimar Mondqualle
• 
  Aurelia marginalis
  Südliche Ohrenqualle

 

Author:

Meerwasser-Lexikon Team

Publisher:

Meerwasser-Lexikon.de

Created:

2022-04-06 20:10:49 

Last edit:

2023-03-22 12:53:24 

Toxicity

This is a general hint!
Aurelia marginalis has a harmful toxin.
As a rule, animals with a harmful poison do not pose mortal danger in normal Aquarieaner everyday life. Read the following husbandry information and comments from aquarists who already keep Aurelia marginalis in their aquarium to get a better picture about the possible danger. However, please be careful when using Aurelia marginalis. Every human reacts differently to poisons.
If you suspect that you have come into contact with the poison, please contact your doctor or the poison emergency call.
The phone number of the poison emergency call can be found here:
[overview_and_url_DE]
Overview Europe: European Association of Poisons Centres and Clinical Toxicologists

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