Aurelia hyalina is a species of true jellyfish belonging to the family Ulmaridae.WoRMS (2023). Aurelia hyalina Brandt, 1835. Accessed on 2023-06-05. It was formerly considered conspecific with Aurelia limbata.
Etymology The generic name is derived from the Latin feminine name , which in turn is derived from , meaning "gold". The specific epithet is derived from the Latin , meaning "glassy".
Distribution The type locality of the species was the Aleutian Islands. Aurelia hyalina has additionally been found elsewhere in the northeastern Pacific Ocean, including around northeastern Russia, northeastern Canada, Greenland, and elsewhere around southwestern Alaska.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.
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