AnAge entry for Turritopsis nutricula
Classification (HAGRID: 04603)
- Taxonomy
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Cnidaria
Class: Hydrozoa
Order: Anthoathecatae
Family: Oceanidae
Genus: Turritopsis
- Species
- Turritopsis nutricula
- Common name
- Immortal jellyfish
Lifespan, ageing, and relevant traits
- Maximum longevity
- Not yet established
- Observations
This is a unique species of jellyfish in which even fully mature individuals have the ability to revert back to a polyp form; the transformation of medusae into polyps requires the presence of particular cell types and part of the gastrovascular system [0864].
Life history traits (averages)
- No information is available on life history. Please contact us if you wish to suggest or contribute data.
Metabolism
No information on metabolism is available.
References
- [1239] Hasegawa et al. (2016), De Novo Assembly of the Transcriptome of Turritopsis, a Jellyfish that Repeatedly Rejuvenates (PubMed)
- [0864] Piraino et al. (1996), Reversing the life cycle: medusae transforming into polyps and cell transdifferentiation in Turritopsis nutricula (Cnidaria, Hydrozoa)
External Resources
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- ITIS 48898
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- Taxonomy ID 502953
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