Biology:Turritopsis
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Short description: Genus of hydrozoans
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Cnidaria |
| Class: | Hydrozoa |
| Order: | Anthoathecata |
| Family: | Oceaniidae |
| Genus: | Turritopsis McCrady, 1857[1] |
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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:[2]
- 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.[3]
- 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)[4]
- Turritopsis pacifica Maas, 1909
- Turritopsis pleurostoma (Péron & Lesueur, 1809) – species inquirenda
- Turritopsis polycirrha (Keferstein, 1862)
- Turritopsis rubra Farquhar, 1895
References
- ↑ "Turritopsis". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. https://www.itis.gov/servlet/SingleRpt/SingleRpt?search_topic=TSN&search_value=48897. Retrieved 16 June 2011.
- ↑ "Turritopsis". WoRMS. World Register of Marine Species. http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=117056.
- ↑ Nathaniel Rich (28 November 2012). "Can a Jellyfish Unlock the Secret of Immortality?". The New York Times. https://www.nytimes.com/2012/12/02/magazine/can-a-jellyfish-unlock-the-secret-of-immortality.html?src=me&ref=general. Retrieved 2012-11-28. "For this reason Turritopsis dohrnii is often referred to as the Benjamin Button jellyfish."
- ↑ M. P. Miglietta; S. Piraino; S. Kubota; P. Schuchert (2007). "Species in the genus Turritopsis (Cnidaria, Hydrozoa): a molecular evaluation". Journal of Zoological Systematics and Evolutionary Research 45 (1): 11–19. doi:10.1111/j.1439-0469.2006.00379.x.
- "Turritopsis". National Center for Biotechnology Information (NCBI). https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/Taxonomy/Browser/wwwtax.cgi?id=308578.
Wikidata ☰ Q3323834 entry
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