Turritopsis
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Cnidaria
Class: Hydrozoa
Order: Anthoathecata
Family: Oceaniidae
Genus: Turritopsis
McCrady, 1857[1]
Species

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Synonyms
  • Clavula Wright, 1859
  • Dendroclava Weismann, 1883

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:[2]

References

  1. "Turritopsis". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 16 June 2011.
  2. "Turritopsis". WoRMS. World Register of Marine Species. Retrieved 5 August 2012.
  3. Nathaniel Rich (28 November 2012). "Can a Jellyfish Unlock the Secret of Immortality?". The New York Times. Retrieved 28 November 2012. For this reason Turritopsis dohrnii is often referred to as the Benjamin Button jellyfish.
  4. M. P. Miglietta; S. Piraino; S. Kubota; P. Schuchert (2007). "Species in the genus Turritopsis (Cnidaria, Hydrozoa): a molecular evaluation". Journal of Zoological Systematics and Evolutionary Research. 45 (1): 11–19. doi:10.1111/j.1439-0469.2006.00379.x.


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