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Aurelia aurita (also called the moon jelly, moon jellyfish, common jellyfish, or saucer jelly)
The name moon jellyfish is purely descriptive in nature. Their name is derived form their most prominent anatomical feature. Moon jellies have large, rounded bells that resemble a full moon. Four horseshoe-shaped gonads (reproductive organs) at the center of their bell add to this semblance, conjuring up images of the caters on the moon.
Moon jellyfish are the most common jellyfish on the planet. This is because of their diversity in nature. Moon jellies can be found in almost every ocean in the world. Their natural habitat stretches from the equator as far north as 70° latitude and as far south as 40° in every ocean that falls within those geographic parameters.
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