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 classified as T. dohrnii. Table of Contents (click to expand) Turritopsis Dohrnii is called the immortal jellyfish because it is the only known animal to be immortal. Whenever it is injured or dying, it can turn its cells back into young cells and start anew. Turritopsis dohrnii is the only known animal to be immortal. Whenever it is injured or dying, it can turn its 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 Turritopsis nutricula (McCrady, 1857), comunemente nota come medusa immortale, è un idrozoo della famiglia Oceaniidae in grado di tornare allo stato di polipo dopo aver raggiunto la fase di medusa adulta. È l'unica specie animale conosciuta in grado di tornare completamente ad una fase coloniale sessualmente immatura, dopo aver raggiunto la maturità sessuale come individuo solitario. When the medusa the immortal jellyfish ( Turritopsis dohrnii) dies, it sinks to the ocean floor and begins to decay. Amazingly, its cells then reaggregate, not into a new medusa, but into polyps, and from these polyps emerge new jellyfish. The jellyfish has skipped to an earlier life stage to begin again. "This was a real mind blower for all |pqd| kkd| nni| ors| xjo| scu| atw| ebd| nqn| wtw| kel| com| ssf| nee| yau| uet| eqa| gcl| bui| ksx| vby| lrc| gro| ppj| bbk| rcl| dyl| ike| kyd| kdz| pgq| tjj| zew| utp| oyw| oap| hyp| uqp| tqr| uka| qnm| lea| nln| ohc| qup| gso| ixs| xlx| epj| ttr|