Starlet sea anemone  (Nematostella vectensis)

Facts

Kingdom Animalia
Phylum Cnidaria
Class Anthozoa
Order Actinaria
Family Edwardsiidae
Genus Nematostella (1)
Size Tentacle length: 15 mm (2)
Tentacle diameter: 1 mm (2)
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Status

The starlet sea anemone is classified as Vulnerable (VU A1ce) on the IUCN Red List 2004 (1) and as Rare in the Red Data Book of Great Britain (3). It is also listed under Schedule 5 of the UK Wildlife and Countryside Act 1981 (3).