The Immortal Jellyfish Turritopsis nutricula By Meghan Steere

The Immortal. Jellyfish Turritopsis nutricula By: Meghan Steere

Contents • Taxo nom y at t i b a H • • Life Span • Human Impact • Feeding Behavior

Habitat • Temperate to tropical regions • Originated in Pacific Size • 4 -5 mm long (. 2 in. )

Taxonomy & Description • • Kingdom-Animalia Phylum-Cnidaria Class-Hydrozoa Order-Anthoathecata Family-Oceaniidae Genus-Turritopsis Species-nutricula

Feeding Behavior • What it eats: • • Brine Shrimp Fish eggs Microscopic Plankton Small crustaceans • What eats it: • Turtles • Fish • Motors

Life Span • Biological Immortality • Transdifferentiation • Reproduction • Unknown • Asexual

Life Span cont. • Experiments • Cell types: Bell surface, circulatory canal system, gastrovacular. EP= epidermis OM = outer mesogloea EN = endoderm IM = inner mesogloea SM = striated muscle GC = gastral cavity RC = radial canals RIC = ring canal T = tentacle

Human Impact • Boats • Discharged ballast water

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