The species was formerly considered conspecific with T. nutricula before being reclassified as a separate species. It was named in 1883 in honour of Anton Dohrn, the founder of the Stazione Zoologica Anton Dohrn Meer weergeven

The medusa of Turritopsis dohrnii is bell-shaped, with a maximum diameter of about 4.5 millimetres (0.18 in) and is about as tall as it is … Meer weergeven

The eggs develop in gonads of female medusae, which are located in the walls of the manubrium (stomach). Mature eggs are presumably spawned and fertilized in the sea by sperm produced and released by male medusae, as is the case for most hydromedusae Meer weergeven

Keeping T. dohrnii in captivity is quite difficult. Currently, only one scientist, Shin Kubota from Kyoto University, has managed to … Meer weergeven

Turritopsis is believed to have originated in the Pacific, but has spread all over the world through trans-Arctic migrations, and has … Meer weergeven

Diet
Turritopsis dohrnii are a carnivorous species that commonly feed on zooplankton. Their diet mainly consists of plankton, fish … Meer weergeven

Genomic analyses such as sequence analysis on mRNA or mitochondria DNA have been employed to investigate its lifecycle. … Meer weergeven