View Immortal Jellyfish Life Cycle Background. The supposedly 'immortal' jellyfish turritopsis dohrnii has captivated scientists since it was discovered decades ago. How long do jellyfish live?

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Deep within the mediterranean sea lays a species of jellyfish that are actually immortal. Their regeneration does involve the same dna but not the same cells. The immortal jellyfish can transform itself back into a polyp and begin life anew.credit.takashi murai.

While they reproduce and mature like many other common jellyfish types, the immortal jellyfishes (turritopsis dohrnii) have the amazing ability to revert back to the polyp stage anywhere in their medusa stages of development.

They do not have a specialized reproduction system. Turritopsis dohrnii, also known as the immortal jellyfish, is a species of small, biologically immortal jellyfish found worldwide in temperate to tropic waters. Jellyfish live far longer, more interesting lives than you may have imagined! Be sure to visit the jellyfish in.