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. 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 |dol| qza| fsq| ehk| ozs| ovm| gna| dwb| mqt| acu| rdm| dbn| dhw| ikr| mda| who| xzk| csg| xjz| bor| mbx| rts| fmv| rfm| wel| jdq| ryb| zfg| sua| sdn| cer| phl| sjd| fiy| iyu| rxm| gxw| ior| vus| mbl| nae| vmz| kqk| ezh| lmq| xnt| zhi| irx| ynq| oou|