CATDOLL : CATDOLL: How do Turritopsis immortalis jellyfish reproduce?

1. How do Turritopsis immortalis jellyfish reproduce?

Most jellyfish usually die after reproducing the next generation, but there is a kind of jellyfish that will return to its youthful stage and start another life after reaching sexual maturity. This magical creature that can "rejuvenate" itself is called the Turritopsis dohrnii.

The Turritopsis immortali jellyfish was first discovered in the Caribbean Sea. Because the number of individuals does not decrease during its reproduction process and its number increases rapidly, it will spread to all oceans.

This jellyfish is four or five millimeters long. Normally, jellyfish die after reproducing the next generation, but after reaching sexual maturity, the jellyfish can "rejuvenate" and return to the larval state, and then continue to grow and start another life journey.

Theoretically, the immortal jellyfish can carry out this "rejuvenation" cycle indefinitely, thus achieving immortality - of course, to achieve this goal, they must first ensure that they are not eaten by other predators in the ocean.

2. How do jellyfish give birth?

If the jellyfish you are talking about is the Scyphozoa, it reproduces sexually. There are two types of jellyfish, male and female. They produce sperm and eggs respectively, which then combine to form fertilized eggs. The next step is development. The larvae formed are called planula, polyp, and cyprid. There will be many cells on it that will split out and form transverse bodies, disc-shaped bodies, and finally develop into jellyfish.

Note that there is no gender distinction among the three types of larvae, and only from the transverse fissure onwards do they become male and female.

3. The growth process of Echizen jellyfish

After the Echizen jellyfish reproduces, its eggs settle on the seabed. At a certain temperature, they transform into polyps, filter the plankton passing by, and continue to grow. The diameter of the umbrella of the jellyfish larvae is about 3 to 5 cm, and it can exceed 1 meter after half a year to a year. Although a large number of giant jellyfish drift to the coast every year, causing losses to fixed fishing nets, juvenile jellyfish can be used for viewing. It is worth mentioning that this creature can move forward continuously with the flow of seawater, and leave part of its tissues in the place where it moved before, and these tissues can also grow jellyfish. When it grows to a certain size, it can spread out layer by layer and become small jellyfish under certain conditions. Jellyfish move with plankton. During the day, plankton mostly gathers on the sea surface, and they follow to the sea surface, and at night they dive into the deep sea with plankton.

4. I bought a few jellyfish and wanted to know if they can reproduce on their own?

Jellyfish reproduce at an incredibly fast rate