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The ImmortalJellyfish Turritopsis nutricula

The ImmortalJellyfish Turritopsis nutricula. By: Meghan Steere. Contents. Habitat. Taxonomy. Feeding Behavior. Life Span. Human Impact. Habitat. Temperate to tropical regions Originated in Pacific Size 4-5 mm long (.2 in.). Taxonomy & Description. Kingdom- Animalia Phylum- Cnidaria

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The ImmortalJellyfish Turritopsis nutricula

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  1. The ImmortalJellyfishTurritopsisnutricula By: Meghan Steere

  2. Contents • Habitat • Taxonomy • Feeding Behavior • Life Span • Human Impact

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

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

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

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

  7. 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

  8. Human Impact • Boats • Discharged ballast water

  9. Sources • http://www.mnn.com/earth-matters/animals/stories/immortal-jellyfish-does-it-really-live-forever • http://www.biolbull.org/content/190/3/302.full.pdf+html • http://eol.org/pages/1015922/details • http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=117440 • http://accessscience.com/content/Ontogeny/757483 • http://ezinearticles.com/?Turritopsis-Nutricula---A-Living-Fountain-of-Youth&id=3982312 • http://www.strangeanimals.info/2011/09/turritopsis-nutricula-immortal.html • http://academic.reed.edu/biology/professors/srenn/pages/teaching/web_2010/gzd_site/ontogeny.html • http://www.biolbull.org/content/190/3/302.full.pdf (Scientific article)

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