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Immortal Jellyfish

Cnidarians

The immortal jellyfish is a tiny jellyfish found in temperate and tropical oceans worldwide, notable for an ability found in almost no other animal: after reaching sexual maturity, an injured or stressed individual can revert its cells back to an earlier polyp stage rather than dying, effectively restarting its life cycle. This process does not make individual jellyfish immortal in a practical sense, since they remain vulnerable to predation and disease, but it has made the species a significant subject of research into aging and cellular regeneration.

Facts
Classification
Diet
Carnivore 1
System (Realm)
Marine 2
Scientific Name
Turritopsis dohrnii 4
Conservation Status
Not Evaluated 5
Comparison
CITES Appendix
Not Listed 3
Connections

Child Taxon Of

Hydrozoa, Taxa
Source Wikidata: Immortal Jellyfish

In Biome

Marine, Biomes
Source Wikipedia: Turritopsis dohrnii
In the Other Atlases

Found In

France

Also in Geography Atlas: where this subject is found.

Japan

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Lebanon

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Panama

Also in Geography Atlas: where this subject is found.

United States

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Sources
1. Wikidata: Immortal Jellyfish
  • Wikidata Q3322541, class allow-list match (w-wdresolver-0926)
  • Wikipedia 'Turritopsis dohrnii': when sexually mature, they are known to prey on other jellyfish species at a rapid pace
  • Child Taxon Of: Hydrozoa, Wikidata parent-taxon (P171) chain
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2. GBIF Species API
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3. UNEP-WCMC Species+ database (CITES Secretariat): Species+: Hydrozoa
UNEP-WCMC Species+ database (CITES Secretariat)Species+ taxon_concepts, id 39
Quote, Species+ taxon_concepts, id 39
"cites_listing":"II/NC","eu_listing":"B/NC","higher_taxa":{"kingdom":"Animalia","phylum":"Cnidaria","class":"Hydrozoa","order":null,"family":null},"synonyms":[],"common_names":[{"name":"Hydres, Coraux De Feu, Physalies","language":"FR"},{"name":"Sea Ferns, Fire Corals And Stinging Medusae","language":"EN"},{"name":"Hidroides, Corales De Fuego, Medusas Urticantes","language":"ES"},{"name":"水螅纲","language":"ZH"}],"cites_listings":[]
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4. Wikipedia: Turritopsis dohrnii
Wikipedia
  • Wikidata Q3322541 (P225 taxon name)
  • In Group: Hydrozoans (Hydrozoa), Lead
    Turritopsis dohrnii, commonly known as the immortal jellyfish, is a species of small, biologically immortal Medusozoa (jellyfish) found worldwide in temperate to tropic waters.
  • In Biome: Marine, Article text: "Turritopsis dohrnii, commonly known as the immor"
    Turritopsis dohrnii, commonly known as the immortal jellyfish, is a species of small, biologically immortal Medusozoa (jellyfish) found worldwide in temperate to tropic waters.
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5. GBIF (IUCN Red List category): GBIF IUCN Red List category for Turritopsis dohrnii
GBIF (IUCN Red List category)GBIF taxon key 2266021, category field
Quote, GBIF taxon key 2266021, category field
"category": "NOT_EVALUATED"
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IUCN Red List of Threatened Species
International Union for Conservation of NatureView the Source
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