Aurelia ayla is a species of true jellyfish in the family Ulmaridae.WoRMS (2023). Aurelia ayla Lawley, Gamero-Mora, Maronna, Chiaverano, Stampar, Hopcroft, Collins & Morandini, 2021. Accessed from WoRMS on 2023-05-31. It is known from type specimens found in waters off the coast of Bonaire.Lawley, J. W.; Gamero-Mora, E.; Maronna, M. M.; Chiaverano, L. M.; Stampar, S. N.; Hopcroft, R. R.; Collins, A. G.; Morandini, A. C. (2021). The importance of molecular characters when morphological variability hinders diagnosability: systematics of the moon jellyfish genus Aurelia (Cnidaria: Scyphozoa). PeerJ. 9: e11954.
Etymology The genus name is derived from the Latin name , which in turn is derived from , meaning "golden". The specific epithet is derived from the Turkish word , meaning "halo of light around the moon"; additionally, it was given in honor of the daughter of Allen G. Collins, co-author of the species' original study, who shares the same name.
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