IMMORTAL HYDROZOAN

 

Turritopsis dohrnii

 

Turritopsis dohrnii.

Today it is more commonly known as the immortal jellyfish.

An adult is about the size of a trimmed pinkie fingernail
http://www.nytimes.com/2012/12/02/magazine/can-a-jellyfish-unlock-the-secret-of-immortality.html?src=me&ref=general
 

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“The immortal medusa is the most miraculous species in the entire animal kingdom. I believe it will be easy to solve the mystery of immortality and apply ultimate life to human beings.”

Shin Kubota

Associate professor of Kyoto University
At Shirahama, Wakayama Prefecture