The Biology of Senescence 



TABLE III 



MAXIMUM RECORDED LONGEVITIES OF VARIOUS INVERTEBRATE 

 SPECIES BY PHYLA 



(Ages in years unless specified) 

 c = information based on specimens in culture or captivity 

 w = information based on specimens in the wild 

 g = age estimated by examination of growth rings 

 h = case history (in parasitic forms) 



* See also Coutelen et al., 1950, Davaine, 1877, Wardle and McLeod, 

 pp. 116-17. 



56 



1952, 



