Aurelia smithsoniana is a species of true jellyfish in the family Ulmaridae.WoRMS (2023). Aurelia smithsoniana Lawley, Gamero-Mora, Maronna, Chiaverano, Stampar, Hopcroft, Collins & Morandini, 2021. Accessed from WoRMS on 2023-05-31. It is found in the Bocas del Toro province of Panama.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 Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute, which is located in and has supported marine studies in the Bocas del Toro region, where the species is distributed.
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