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    common jellyfish

    Aurelia aurita

    Jellyfish

    The common jellyfish (Aurelia aurita) is recorded at 19 diving areas across 10 countries, most often around South Coast, West Coast and Scottish West Coast.

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    Where to Find

    Recorded across 5 diving regions worldwide.

    East Asia
    Kerama IslandsJapan
    Rarely seen here
    Jeju IslandSouth Korea
    Rarely seen here
    Mediterranean & Europe
    BornholmDenmark
    Regularly seen here
    North Sea CoastDenmark
    Occasionally seen here
    South CoastIreland
    Frequently seen here
    West CoastIreland
    Frequently seen here
    Baltic CoastSweden
    Regularly seen here
    West Coast (Gothenburg)Sweden
    Regularly seen here
    Cornwall & DevonUnited Kingdom
    Regularly seen here
    Northumberland & NortheastUnited Kingdom
    Regularly seen here
    Scapa Flow, OrkneyUnited Kingdom
    Frequently seen here
    Scottish East Coast & BordersUnited Kingdom
    Regularly seen here
    Scottish West CoastUnited Kingdom
    Frequently seen here
    North America
    New Brunswick & Bay of FundyCanada
    Rarely seen here
    NewfoundlandCanada
    Rarely seen here
    Nova ScotiaCanada
    Regularly seen here
    AlaskaUnited States
    Regularly seen here
    Red Sea & Middle East
    EilatIsrael
    Rarely seen here
    South America
    Santa Marta & TayronaColombia
    Rarely seen here

    Taxonomy

    KingdomAnimalia
    PhylumCnidaria
    ClassScyphozoa
    OrderSemaeostomeae
    FamilyUlmaridae
    GenusAurelia

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