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What can the jellyfish Turritopsis dohrnii do when it is starved or injured?

Confirmed Ocean life · Verified 2026-10-27 · WWV-TV-AN-003

Answer

Return to its polyp stage and start its life cycle again

This life-cycle reversal is why it is called the immortal jellyfish, though it can still be eaten or die of disease.

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