Introduction:
Turritopsis Nutricula is a scientific name for Immortal Jellyfish. Scientific Classification for the Immortal Jellyfish is shown below:
- Kingdom: Animalia
- Phylum: Cnidaria
- Class: Hydrozoa
- Order: Anthomedusae
- Family: Oceanidae
- Genus: Turritopsis
- Specie: Nutricula
Appearance:
Immortal Jellyfish is a small organism as small as a human pinky. It has a bell like shape and is almost as tall as its width. They have a huge stomach considering to their bodies size.They have bright red color in the middle and around the edge of the bell. Adult Immortal Jellyfish are approximately 5mm wide. It has a transparent body as shown in the pictures. As an adult, Immortal Jellyfish can have up to 90 tentacles.