Turritopsis dohrnii: Where It Lives, Map & Facts

Where the Turritopsis dohrnii lives – recorded in 3 countries, with quick facts from Wikidata and an introduction from Wikipedia.

Scientific name	Turritopsis dohrnii
Group	Jellyfish, corals & anemones
Found in	3 countries
Continents	Europe, North America
Class	Cnidarian
Order	Anthoathecata
Family	Oceaniidae

Where does the Turritopsis dohrnii live?

Open-licence (CC0 / CC BY) wild records published on GBIF place the Turritopsis dohrnii in 3 countries and territories across Europe and North America.

Countries with at least a handful of records (a minimum share of the species’ records, to leave out vagrants and escapes). Records with coordinates only; captive and fossil records excluded.

What kind of animal is the Turritopsis dohrnii?

The Turritopsis dohrnii (Turritopsis dohrnii) is a cnidarian in the order Anthoathecata and the family Oceaniidae, genus Turritopsis. (Taxonomy from Wikidata.)

About the Turritopsis dohrnii

Turritopsis dohrnii, commonly known as the immortal jellyfish, is a species of small, biologically immortal Medusozoa (jellyfish) found worldwide in temperate to tropic waters. It is one of the few known cases of an animal capable of completely reverting to a sexually immature, sedentary polyps colonial stage after having reached sexual maturity as a solitary individual.

Text in “About” is quoted from the Wikipedia article Turritopsis dohrnii (revision 1378329316), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Changes: lead section excerpted verbatim, formatting removed. Quick facts, taxonomy and status: Wikidata Q3322541 (CC0). Countries and pin: GBIF.org occurrence records (CC0 / CC BY 4.0).