Starlet sea anemone  (Nematostella vectensis)

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Description

This greyish-white anemone has a bulbous central section with a contracting column that enables it to burrow into soft mud. At the top of the column is an oral disk that contains the mouth and is surrounded by two rings of tentacles, totalling 16 to 20 (4).

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