This hydrozoan, bell-shaped and barely half a centimeter long, does not die after reaching its adult state, but is capable of returning to its juvenile form (polyp) and repeating its life cycle until reaching a second maturity … and a third , and a fourth … So up to a potentially infinite number of times, according to scientists. Researchers are thoroughly studying the biology of the jellyfish to discover how it is able to reverse its aging process .
The downside is that the number of individuals of this species does not stop growing (and, apparently, none die), which is why the jellyfish is now found in the oceans of the whole world and not only in its native Caribbean waters. , starring in a silent invasion , as warned last year by researcher María Miglietta, from the Smithsonian Tropical Marine Institute (USA).
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