Animals / Jellyfish

Immortal jellyfish

Turritopsis dohrnii · Oceaniidae

Turritopsis dohrnii, commonly known as the immortal jellyfish, is a species of small, biologically immortal Medusozoa (jellyfish) found worldwide in temperate to tropic waters. It is one of the few known cases of an animal capable of completely reverting to a sexually immature, sedentary polyps colonial stage after having reached sexual maturity as a solitary individual.

Where the Immortal jellyfish lives

Recorded in Mexico, Spain, Italy, Egypt and United States of America (North America, Europe and Africa).

Most records fall in Baleares, Castellón, Al Isma`iliyah and California.

See the Immortal jellyfish’s range on the globe

Conservation status

Not evaluated (NE). Scientists haven’t checked yet how at risk it is, so this doesn’t mean it is safe or in danger. Categories are the IUCN Red List as republished by GBIF.

Sources

The range is a density of 41 georeferenced GBIF records, not an expert-drawn map. Description from Wikipedia.