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title: "Immortal jellyfish"  
description: "A short explanation of the immortal jellyfish Turritopsis dohrnii"  
author: "Anjita D."  
published: 2023-09-25  
canonical: https://yourviews.mindstick.com/story/2652/immortal-jellyfish  
category: "animals"  
tags: ["Turritopsis dohrnii", "animals", "facts", "general knowledge"]  
reading_time: 1 minute  

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# Immortal jellyfish

![Immortal jellyfish](https://yourviews.mindstick.com/stories/51e3ac89-2f95-45db-9e00-b7f0b2f67502/images/b07111f3-2aa2-4bd9-89ef-af69b136d928.jpeg) ![Immortal jellyfish](https://yourviews.mindstick.com/stories/51e3ac89-2f95-45db-9e00-b7f0b2f67502/images/38f304f4-f3e1-42dc-b212-8bea53c61117.jpeg) Turritopsis dohrnii, or the eternal jellyfish, is a tiny jellyfish native to the Mediterranean Sea. ![Immortal jellyfish](https://yourviews.mindstick.com/stories/51e3ac89-2f95-45db-9e00-b7f0b2f67502/images/c05e8c59-265f-4df2-a5c6-445c5376eef0.jpeg) It can also be found in the Atlantic Ocean and the Caribbean Sea. ![Immortal jellyfish](https://yourviews.mindstick.com/stories/51e3ac89-2f95-45db-9e00-b7f0b2f67502/images/7b11b5c1-f9f5-4d77-ab5d-232c79827238.jpeg) The immortal jellyfish is unique in that it may revert to its polyp stage after maturation. This means it can theoretically survive indefinitely. ![Immortal jellyfish](https://yourviews.mindstick.com/stories/51e3ac89-2f95-45db-9e00-b7f0b2f67502/images/6a0a7826-1d8a-44f5-bedc-fd0e1db8ccbe.jpeg) The eternal jellyfish is a fascinating organism that has scientists confused about its secret to immortality. ![Immortal jellyfish](https://yourviews.mindstick.com/stories/51e3ac89-2f95-45db-9e00-b7f0b2f67502/images/b07111f3-2aa2-4bd9-89ef-af69b136d928.jpeg) Scientists are still trying to figure out how the immortal jellyfish can return to its polyp stage.

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