May 4, 2015 · Turritopsis dohrnii, the so-called "immortal jellyfish," can hit the reset button and revert to an earlier developmental stage if it is injured ...

Turritopsis dohrnii, also known as the immortal jellyfish, is a species of small, biologically immortal jellyfish found worldwide in temperate to tropic waters.

The species T. dohrnii was first described by scientists in 1883. It was 100 years later, in the 1980s, that their immortality was accidentally discovered.

Aug 2, 2023 · There's also another factor to consider. While an immortal jellyfish can age in reverse, it can also be easily killed by predators including ...

When the medusa (the drifting, balloon stage) of the immortal jellyfish Turritopsis dohrnii dies, it sinks to the ocean floor and begins to decay.

The Immortal Jellyfish known scientifically as Turritopsis dohrnii is now officially known as the only immortal creature. The secret to eternal life, ...

Oct 10, 2023 · The immortal jellyfish can cheat death by reverting to its earliest life form when its time is almost up. The remarkable adaptation has made ...

Nov 8, 2021 · Their primary food source consists of plankton and fish eggs, which they filter through their tentacles when swimming near the water's surface.

This small, predatory marine invertebrate has two stages in its life cycle: a polyp-forming colony called a hydroid and the more mobile, recognisably jellyfish- ...

The immortal jellyfish (Turritopsis dohrnii) has both a polyp and medusa stage, and can switch between the two stages. This ability to go from medusa to ...