Turritopsis dohrnii, also known as the immortal jellyfish, is a species of small, biologically immortal jellyfish [2][3] found worldwide in temperate to tropic waters. It is one of the few known cases of animals capable of reverting completely to a sexually immature, colonial stage after having reached sexual maturity as a solitary individual.

immortal jellyfish (Turritopsis dohrnii) This species of tiny, translucent, jellyfish-like invertebrates is renowned for its ability to evade death by cycling repeatedly between its polyp and medusa forms.

If starved, injured or in waters too cold or hot, an adult Turritopsis dohrnii drops to the ocean floor and transforms into a tiny blob of tissue (known as a cyst) and becomes a polyp once again.

2023年10月19日 · Turritopsis dohrnii is the only known animal to be immortal. Whenever it is injured or dying, it can turn its cells back into young cells and start anew. Imagine this… You’re old, with a hunched back and greying hair. You know that your time is near.

Turritopsis dohrnii, also known as the immortal jellyfish, is a species of small, biologically immortal jellyfish found worldwide in temperate to tropic waters. It is one of the few known cases of animals capable of reverting completely to a sexually immature, colonial stage after having reached sexual maturity as a solitary individual.

2024年5月27日 · Immortal jellyfish in Sarigerme, Turkey. The immortal jellyfish, sometimes called the Benjamin Button jellyfish, is one of the only known animals that possess full regenerative capabilities, as well as being the only species of jellyfish with an indefinite lifespan.

The Turritopsis dohrnii, often called the “immortal jellyfish,” has captivated scientists and nature enthusiasts alike with its unique talent for turning back the biological clock, reverting from its adult form back to its juvenile polyp state.

Turritopsis is a genus of hydrozoans in the family Oceaniidae. According to the World Register of Marine Species, this genus includes the following species: [2] Turritopsis dohrnii (Weismann, 1883) also known as the " Benjamin Button jellyfish", or the "immortal jellyfish". It can reverse its life cycle and transform itself back to a polyp. [3]

2020年12月10日 · Turritopsis dohrnii (previously classified as Turritopsis nutricula), commonly known as the immortal jellyfish or the Benjamin Button jellyfish, is a small species of jellyfish known for its unique ability to revert back to an earlier life stage through transdifferentiation.

2015年5月4日 · Turritopsis dohrnii, the so-called "immortal jellyfish," can hit the reset button and revert to an earlier developmental stage if it is injured or otherwise threatened. Like all jellyfish, Turritopsis dohrnii begins life as a larva, called a planula, which develops from a fertilized egg.