APHOTOMARINE

An educational resource dedicated mainly to the photography
and diversity of marine life that can be found in coastal waters
and intertidal areas of Great Britain and Ireland by David Fenwick.

A-P-H-O-T-O Wildlife Stock Image Library
Aurelia aurita (Linnaeus, 1758) - Moon jellyfish, Marigold or Sea jelly polyps (Jellyfish images)
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Moon jellyfish
Aurelia aurita
- polyp 1

Moon jellyfish
Aurelia aurita
- polyp on oyster shell 1

Moon jellyfish
Aurelia aurita
- polyps on oyster shell 1

Moon jellyfish
Aurelia aurita
- polyps on oyster shell 2

Moon jellyfish
Aurelia aurita
- polyps on oyster shell 3

Moon jellyfish
Aurelia aurita
- polyps on sea squirt 1

Moon jellyfish
Aurelia aurita
- polyps on sea squirt 2

Moon jellyfish
Aurelia aurita
- polyps on sea squirt 3

Moon jellyfish
Aurelia aurita
- polyps under rock 1

Moon Jellyfish
Aurelia aurita
- polyps under rock 2

Moon jellyfish
Aurelia aurita
- polyps under rock 3

Moon jellyfish
Aurelia aurita
- polyps under rock 4

Moon jellyfish
Aurelia aurita
- polyps under rock 5

Polyps found under a rock on the Hayle Estuary north of Carnsew Pool, Hayle, Cornwall. 18.09.12; at Carnsew Pool, Hayle. 06.08.13; on a sea squirt and an oyster shell at Mylor Marina, Mylor Churchtown, near Penryn, Cornwall, 12.10.15 and 19.05.17.

Scientific and European Names:
Aurelia aurita, Moon jellyfish, Marigold, Sea jelly, Ohrenqualle, Aurelia, Medusa quadrifoglio, Oorkwal, Aurelie, Medusa de cuatro ojos, Pota marina.

Common Names: Marigold and Sea jelly, ref: Edward Step; By the Deep Sea. A Popular Introduction to the Wild Life of the British Shores. 1896.

Aurelia aurita Moon Jellyfish polyp Marigold sea jelly Scyphozoa Images
The main objective of this website is in furthering environmental awareness and education through the medium of photography. To increase awareness and access to the wildlife of the region and help
people find and identify it. Sometimes the difference between species is obvious but many species can only be determined by observing microscopic characteristics that are specific to any one species.