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Moon jellyfish (moon jelly, common jellyfish, saucer jelly)

Aurelia aurita

Description:

The jellyfish in my hand is not the full moon jellyfish, it washed up on shore after a storm. Basically the tentacles got rubbed of on the sand. It feels like a plate of hardened jelly.

Habitat:

Ocean

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StevenBercik
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StevenBercik

South Bethany, Delaware, USA

Spotted on Aug 8, 2014
Submitted on Aug 9, 2014

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