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2. 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.

3. Biological immortality - Wikipedia

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   Turritopsis dohrnii, or Turritopsis nutricula, is a small (5 millimeters (0.20 in)) species of jellyfish that uses transdifferentiation to replenish cells after sexual reproduction. This cycle can repeat indefinitely, potentially rendering it biologically immortal. This organism originated in the Caribbean Sea, but has now spread around the world.

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

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   Like other types of jellyfish, the T. dohrnii goes through a two-part life cycle, living on the sea floor during an asexual phase, where its chief role is to stay alive during times of food scarcity.

5. 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 ...

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

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   The Turritopsis dohrnii is believed to be the only creature in existence capable of continuous. For centuries humans have searched far and wide for a way to live forever. Meanwhile, a species of ...

7. 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 ...

8. Jellyfish - Wikipedia

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   Jellyfish, also known as sea jellies, are the medusa -phase of certain gelatinous members of the subphylum Medusozoa, which is a major part of the phylum Cnidaria. Jellyfish are mainly free-swimming marine animals, although a few are anchored to the seabed by stalks rather than being motile. They are made of an umbrella-shaped main body made of ...

9. List of longest-living organisms - Wikipedia

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   In July 2020, marine biologists reported that aerobic microorganisms (mainly), in "quasi-suspended animation", were found in organically poor sediments, up to 101.5 million years old, 68.9 metres (226 feet) below the seafloor in the South Pacific Gyre (SPG) ("the deadest spot in the ocean"), and could be the longest-living life forms ever found.