''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
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.
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* ''
Turritopsis dohrnii'' 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 nutricula'' (several separate 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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