Moon Jelly (Aurelia aurita) (IMAGE)

Okinawa Institute of Science and Technology (OIST) Graduate University

Moon Jelly (Aurelia aurita)

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Research by the Marine Genomics Unit revealed that the genome of the moon jellyfish (Aurelia aurita) is more similar to a coral or sea anemone than another jellyfish, Morbakka virulenta.

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