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Taxonomy
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Cnidaria
Class: Hydrozoans
Family: Oceaniidae
Order: Anthoathecata
Genus: Turritopsis
Species: Turrittopsis dohrnii
Evolution
No subspecies
They have been around for over 500 million years
Closest living relative is nemopsis bachei
Ancestors include anemones, corals, and auroralumina attenboroughii
Description
Bell-shaped, large red stomach, transparent body
80-90 white tentacles which are about 5 millimeters in diameter
Height of 4.5 millimetres, diameter of 4.5 millimetres
Weight of <1g
Can live potentially forever
Males and females look nearly the same, besides the females' eggs in the walls of the stomach
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