WoRMS taxon details
original description
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). <em>PeerJ.</em> 9: e11954., available online at https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.11954 page(s): 22 [details]
Holotype MZUSP 8648, geounit Angra dos Reis [details]
Paratype MZUSP 8647, geounit Angra dos Reis [details]
Paratype MZUSP 8649, geounit Angra dos Reis [details]
From editor or global species database
Diagnosis Polyps present 27–33 tentacles (Table S8; see remarks below). There were 20
diagnostic positions for 16S, 20 for COI, 20 for ITS1 and 11 for 28S [details]
Etymology Derived from the Latin word insularis, meaning “of islands”, in reference to
the recorded occurrence of polyps mostly on or near islands. [details]
Synonymy Aurelia sp. 2 Gambill & Jarms, 2014. [details]
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