Microbiologists at Kiel University (CAU) have now shown that the asexual reproduction of the moon jellyfish (Aurelia aurita) is largely regulated by bacterial metabolites. Beta-carotene ...

The moon jellyfish, Aurelia aurita, is the most common jellyfish species in UK seas ... “Jellyfish have stinging cells called nematocytes,” explains Dr Ronald Jenner, our Principal Researcher in venom ...

In 2006, beaches in Italy and Spain were closed because of a bloom of jellyfish known as mauve stingers. In 2013 a Swedish nuclear plant temporarily shut down because moon jellies were blocking ...