Biodiversity & Conservation

Sensitivity

Moon jellyfish - Aurelia aurita - Sensitivity

Image Sue Scott - Aurelia aurita medusoid adult amongst Ascophyllum nodosum. Image width ca 70 cm.
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Aurelia aurita recorded () and expected () distribution in Britain and Ireland (see below)

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Aurelia aurita is not listed under any importance categories.

Biotope sensitivity assessment

Physical Factors

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Additional information

This review can be cited as follows:

Jessica Heard 2004. Aurelia aurita. Moon jellyfish. Marine Life Information Network: Biology and Sensitivity Key Information Sub-programme [on-line]. Plymouth: Marine Biological Association of the United Kingdom. [cited 11/09/2010]. Available from: <http://www.marlin.ac.uk/speciessensitivity.php?speciesID=2687>

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