''Turritopsis'' is a genus of hydrozoans in the family
Oceaniidae
Oceaniidae is one of the over 50 cnidarian families of the order Anthomedusae. It contains nearly 50 species in ten genera.
Genera
*'' Corydendrium'' (11 species)
*'' Corystolona'' (monotypic)
*'' Merona'' (5 species)
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Species
According to the ''
World Register of Marine Species
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'', this genus includes the following species:
* ''
Turritopsis chevalense'' – ''
species inquirenda
In biological classification, a ''species inquirenda'' is a species of doubtful identity requiring further investigation. The use of the term in English-language biological literature dates back to at least the early nineteenth century.
The ter ...
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* ''
Turritopsis dohrnii
''Turritopsis dohrnii'', also known as the immortal jellyfish, is a species of small, biologically immortal jellyfish found worldwide in temperate to tropic waters. It is one of the few known cases of animals capable of completely reverting to ...
'' 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''
* ''
Turritopsis lata''
* ''
Turritopsis minor
''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'' – ''species inquirenda''
* '' Turrit ...
''
* ''
Turritopsis nutricula
''Turritopsis nutricula'' is a small hydrozoan that once reaching adulthood, can transfer its cells back to childhood. This Adaptation, adaptive trait likely evolved in order to extend the life of the individual. Several different species of the ...
'' (several species, including the "immortal jellyfish", were formerly classified as ''T. nutricula'')
* ''
Turritopsis pacifica''
* ''
Turritopsis pleurostoma'' – ''species inquirenda''
* ''
Turritopsis polycirrha''
* ''
Turritopsis rubra''
References
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Oceaniidae
Hydrozoan genera
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