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title: "Southern Moon Jelly"
description: "Aurelia marginalis — Other animals. Aurelia marginalis (commonly called the southern moon jelly) is a species of the genus Aurelia."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/animal/southern-moon-jelly
last_updated: 2026-09-20
---

# Southern Moon Jelly

> Aurelia marginalis — Other animals. Aurelia marginalis (commonly called the southern moon jelly) is a species of the genus Aurelia.

- Scientific name: *Aurelia marginalis*
- Category: `other` (Other animals)
- Habitats: `sea` (Sea & coast)
- iNaturalist observations: 3363
- iNaturalist taxon: [986245](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/986245)

## Names

- en: Southern Moon Jelly
- es: Medusa luna del Atlántico

## Countries with the most observations

US (1498), MX (33), CU (26), BZ (22), BS (20), BM (18), PR (16), VI (16), VG (11), HN (8), DO (7), KY (4)

## Summary

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.

Text: Wikipedia (en), CC BY-SA 4.0 — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aurelia_marginalis

## Photo

![Southern Moon Jelly](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/southern-moon-jelly/medium.jpg)

Photo: Liz F · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/67014194

## Machine access

`GET https://animalchecklist.com/api/v1/animals/southern-moon-jelly?lang=en` — see [openapi.json](https://animalchecklist.com/openapi.json).