Download Polyp Budding Immortal Jellyfish Pictures. A jellyfish larva first develops into a polyp and it is this polyp that will then asexually produce thousands of jellyfish. Turritopsis nutricula is potentially immortal, it is a hydrozoan whose medusa, or jellyfish, form can revert back to the polyp stage after becoming sexually mature.
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The first step of reproduction is where the polyp is formed, which is sexual; The buds break off in late spring and become a new jellyfish. A jellyfish larva first develops into a polyp and it is this polyp that will then asexually produce thousands of jellyfish.
Turritopsis nutricula is potentially immortal, it is a hydrozoan whose medusa, or jellyfish, form can revert back to the polyp stage after becoming sexually mature.
Over time the polyp grows and multiplies, forming. So this discovery proves that to turn back hands of time, you may actually need tentacles. It can easily transform back into polyp form, bud off again as a medusa and, theoretically, repeat the process as long as is necessary. They are similar to bacteria in that they do not think in this stage the polyp is stationary on the sea bed and feeds by drawing passing food into its mouth.
