Florent's Guide To The

South Florida Reefs

Jelly Hydromedusa
Aequorea forskalea
Jelly Hydromedusa
Category: Hydromedusae
Scientific Name: Aequorea forskalea
Size: dome to 4 in. (10 cm)  
Depth: 0-30 ft. (0-10 m)
Distribution: Bahamas, Florida, Caribbean
Cnidaria (Phylum) Cnidarians
└Medusozoa (Subphylum)
 └Hydrozoa (Class) Hydrozoans
  └Leptothecata (Order) Thecate Hydroids
   └Aequoreidae (Family) Hydromedusae
    └Aequorea (Genus)
     └A. forskalea (Species)
WoRMS ID: 117270🔗
iNaturalist ID: 345076🔗

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