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2. Scientists find clues to what makes 'immortal jellyfish ... - AOL

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   Loaded 0%. CHICAGO (Reuters) - Scientists in Spain have unlocked the genetic code of the immortal jellyfish - a creature capable of repeatedly reverting into a juvenile state - in hopes of ...

3. Turritopsis dohrnii - Wikipedia

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   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.

4. Turritopsis nutricula - Wikipedia

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   Turritopsis nutricula is a small hydrozoan that once reaching adulthood, can transfer its cells back to childhood. This adaptive trait likely evolved in order to extend the life of the individual. Several different species of the genus Turritopsis were formerly classified as T. nutricula, including the "immortal jellyfish" which is now ...

5. Irukandji jellyfish - Wikipedia

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   A scale illustration of an Irukandji jellyfish and its tentacles.Below the jelly's medusa bell are two polyp forms of the species.. Irukandji jellyfish are very small, with a bell about 5 millimetres (0.20 in) to 25 millimetres (0.98 in) wide and four long tentacles, which range in length from just a few centimetres up to 1 metre (3.3 ft) in length.

6. 'Immortal' jellyfish roams Earth's oceans - AOL

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7. Mysterious sea creature identified as placental jellyfish - AOL

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   Updated July 14, 2016 at 10:15 PM. Mysterious Sea Creature Finally Identified. For two years a mysterious sea creature has been captured on video as it swims 5,000 feet below the surface, but ...

8. Turritopsis - Wikipedia

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   According to the World Register of Marine Species, this genus includes the following species: [ 2] Turritopsis chevalense (Thorneley, 1904) – species inquirenda. 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 ...

9. Lion's mane jellyfish - Wikipedia

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   Description. Lion's mane jellyfish (Cyanea capillata) are named for their showy, trailing tentacles reminiscent of a lion 's mane. They can vary greatly in size: although capable of attaining a bell diameter of over 2 m (6 ft 7 in), those found in lower latitudes are normally smaller than their far northern counterparts, with a bell about 50 cm ...