Comb jellies, also known as ctenophores, are a group of more than 100 species of gelatinous, blob-like creatures with small, comb-like tentacles. These alien-looking animals, ...

Comb jellies, believed to have existed for about 700 million years, are among the oldest animal species on Earth. However, they are not alone in their ability to reverse aging.

Comb jellies are transparent and mostly made of water, and they live up to six miles below the ocean’s surface. It’s extremely difficult to find and capture them with scuba gear.

Researchers of the Siberian Branch of the Russian Academy of Sciences have reconstructed the likely appearance of an extinct group of comb jellies, one of the oldest known animal phyla. Their findings ...

Comb jellies make up over 100 known species in the phylum ctenophora. These tiny, oval shaped marine invertebrates use eight rows of comb-like plates to move throughout the water.

A new species of comb jelly was discovered in the depths of the ocean. Image source: NOAA Fisheries. Further studies of the comb jellies proved that over the course of a single night, ...

Five of the comb jelly species featured in a new study on how their cells adapt to water pressures. Red coloration as seen in the two specimens at right is common among deep-sea animals.

Previous research suggests that comb jellyfish may have been the first animal species to appear on Earth 700 million years ago, and may indeed owe its longevity to their ability to reverse growth ...

After injury, these comb jellies can fuse to become one Date: October 7, 2024 Source: Cell Press Summary: Researchers have made the surprising discovery that one species of comb jelly (Mnemiopsis ...

A bizarre jelly creature that lives in the deep sea has a belly that glows blood-red, which helps it to avoid predators. The aptly named bloody-belly comb jelly (Lampocteis cruentiventer) has been ...

The sea walnut (Mnemiopsis leidyi) is the third-known animal species, and the first-known comb jelly (Ctenophora), that can revert to an earlier life stage after already reaching adulthood ...

This species of comb jelly can also recover from injuries by regenerating lost body parts and by reversing the aging process, which makes fusing with other individuals less important.