Why don't Immortal Jellyfish age? Turritopsis dohrnii can reverse its life cycle indefinitely through *transdifferentiation. Originally discovered in the Mediterranean Sea, the immortal jellyfish ...
Jellyfish belong to a group called Cnidaria, which also includes sea anemones and corals. As animals, they are subject to the cycle of life and death - though one species is known to bend the rules.
Turritopsis dohrnii follows a typical jellyfish life cycle, beginning as a larva and maturing into a polyp and then an adult medusa. However, it can revert to the polyp stage in response to stress ...