Scientists in America have discovered the oldest living creature on our planet. Experts have confirmed that it is a jellyfish-like organism called a ctenophore - also known as a comb jelly. They ...

In order to make that determination, scientists looked at the organization of genes in the chromosomes of the organisms. The chromosomes of the ctenophore look very different than the chromosomes ...

A new article published in Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences reveals the unprecedented ability for reverse ...

Scientists have discovered a new species of ctenophore, or comb jelly, near Puerto Rico. The newly named Duobrachium sparksae was discovered two and a half miles below sea level by the National ...

Soto-Angel began investigating the topic after a larval ctenophore suddenly appeared in the place of an adult ctenophore in a tank in his lab. As it turned out, however, it was the same individual.

THE first animal to appear on Earth has been identified — and its ancestors are now aquarium favourites. The jellyfish-like ctenophore appeared up to 700million years ago. Creatures to evolve ...

This deep-sea ctenophore is about the size of a tennis ball and thrives two miles below the sea surface. Its scientific genus is Bathocyroe, which translates to “master of the deep.” University of ...

Researchers used video taken on an underwater expedition to establish the existence of a new species of comb jellyfish, which are also known as ctenophores. The newly-identified creature is called ...

image: Hormiphora californensis, called the California sea gooseberry, is a comb jelly, or ctenophore, common in California coastal waters.

Comb jellies, like this warty comb jelly (Mnemiopsis leidyi), appear to have fused nervous systems, raising questions about their evolution.(Image credit: Andrey Nekrasov/Getty Images) Ctenophores ...

Experts have confirmed that it is a jellyfish-like organism called a ctenophore - also known as a comb jelly. They first emerged up to 700 million years ago - a long time before dinosaurs, which ...