Aurelia marginalis
| Southern moon jelly | |
|---|---|
| Aurelia marginalis stranded in South Padre Island, Texas | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Cnidaria |
| Class: | Scyphozoa |
| Order: | Semaeostomeae |
| Family: | Ulmaridae |
| Genus: | Aurelia |
| Species: | A. marginalis |
| Binomial name | |
| Aurelia marginalis (Agassiz, 1862) | |
Aurelia marginalis (commonly called the southern moon jelly) is a species of the genus Aurelia. All species in the genus are very similar, and it is difficult to identify Aurelia medusae without genetic sampling.