Aurelia relicta is a species of true jellyfish in the family Ulmaridae.[1] It is known from type specimens found in the Adriatic Sea off Mljet.[2]
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Cnidaria |
| Class: | Scyphozoa |
| Order: | Semaeostomeae |
| Family: | Ulmaridae |
| Genus: | Aurelia |
| Species: | A. relicta
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| Binomial name | |
| Aurelia relicta Scorrano, Aglieri, Boero, Dawson & Piraino, 2016
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Etymology edit
The genus name is derived from the Latin name Aurelia, which in turn is derived from aureus, meaning "golden". The specific epithet is derived from the Latin relictus, meaning "abandoned, forsaken", which refers to the "'relict' geographic isolation of the species".[2]
References edit
- ^ Collins, A.G.; Morandini, A.C. (2023). World List of Scyphozoa. Aurelia relicta Scorrano, Aglieri, Boero, Dawson & Piraino, 2016. Accessed through WoRMS on 2023-06-06.
- ^ a b Scorrano, S.; Aglieri, G.; Boero, F.; Dawson, M. N.; Piraino, S. (2016). Unmasking Aurelia species in the Mediterranean Sea: an integrative morphometric and molecular approach. Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society. , doi:10.1111/zoj.12494
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