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): 22-23 [details]
Holotype MZUSP 8652, geounit Sao Sebastiao Channel [details]
Paratype MZUSP 8653, geounit Sao Sebastiao Channel [details]
From editor or global species database
Diagnosis There were 10 diagnostic positions for 16S, 19 for COI and five for 28S [details]
Etymology In honor of Dr. Hermes W. Mianzan (INIDEP, Argentina), who collected
some of the sequenced specimens of this species, and for his lifelong contributions and
dedication to understanding jellyfish biology and ecology in the Southwestern Atlantic. [details]
Synonymy Aurelia sp. AA2501 South West Atlantic Ramšak, Stopar & Malej, 2012.
Aurelia sp. 16 Gómez-Daglio & Dawson, 2017. Abboud, Gómez-Daglio & Dawson, 2018;
Dong, 2018. [details]
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