Nausithoe aurea

Nausithoe aurea, also known as the Nausithoe maculata, is a species of crown jellyfish found off the southeastern coast of Brazil.^[2] The central disc has been measured to be 10.5 mm. N. aurea is transparent with yellow and brown spots located around the gonads.^[3] N. aurea can reproduce either asexually by strobilation or sexually.^[4] Either ephyrae or planuloids may be produced by strobilation; only ephyrae can produce the medusal form.^[5] Strobilation can be induced to occur when food is abundant. In polyps, a large availability of food leads to strobilation if it is not regulated.^[6] N. aurea species usually take more than 20 weeks to begin the differentiation and development of reproductive organs.^[2]

Nausithoe aurea
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Cnidaria
Class:	Scyphozoa
Order:	Coronatae
Family:	Nausithoidae
Genus:	Nausithoe
Species:	N. aurea
Binomial name
Nausithoe aurea da Silveira and Morandini, 1997[1]