- Source: Turritopsis
Turritopsis is a genus of hydrozoans in the family Oceaniidae.
Species
According to the World Register of Marine Species, this genus includes the following species:
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.
Turritopsis fascicularis Fraser, 1943
Turritopsis lata Lendenfeld, 1884
Turritopsis minor (Nutting, 1905)
Turritopsis nutricula McCrady, 1857 (several species, including the "immortal jellyfish", were formerly classified as T. nutricula)
Turritopsis pacifica Maas, 1909
Turritopsis pleurostoma (Péron & Lesueur, 1809) – species inquirenda
Turritopsis polycirrha (Keferstein, 1862)
Turritopsis rubra Farquhar, 1895
References
"Turritopsis". National Center for Biotechnology Information (NCBI).
"Turritopsis". The Encyclopedia of Life.
Kata Kunci Pencarian:
- Aurelia aurita
- Turritopsis dohrnii
- Turritopsis
- Turritopsis nutricula
- Turritopsis rubra
- Turritopsis lata
- Death
- Biological immortality
- Cnidaria
- Senescence
- Hydrozoa
