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Turritopsis
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Species
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GENUS
- KingdomAnimalia
- PhylumCnidaria
- ClassHydrozoa
- OrderAnthoathecata
- FamilyOceaniidae
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Museum specimens
- Specimen records
- 14
- With media
- 9
- Family
- Oceaniidae
- Collections
- USNM, AM, UF, UM-RSMAS, NHMUK
- Recorded in
- French Polynesia, United States, Australia, United Kingdom
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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: Turritopsis chevalense – species inquirenda Turritopsis dohrnii also known as the "Benjamin Button jellyfish", or the "immortal jellyfish". It can reverse its life cycle and transform itself back to a polyp. Turritopsis fascicularis Turritopsis lata Turritopsis minor Turritopsis nutricula (several species, including the "immortal jellyfish", were formerly classified as T. nutricula) Turritopsis pacifica Turritopsis pleurostoma – species inquirenda Turritopsis polycirrha Turritopsis rubra
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