Starlet sea anemone (Nematostella vectensis)

Species information

Starlet sea anemone © SERTC, South Carolina Department of Natural Resources	Starlet sea anemone, showing contracting column © SERTC, South Carolina Department of Natural Resources	Starlet sea anemone, with tentacles emerging © SERTC, South Carolina Department of Natural Resources
Starlet sea anemone, showing oral disk surrounded by two rings of tentacles © SERTC, South Carolina Department of Natural Resources	Close up of a starlet sea anemone's oral disk that contains the mouth © SERTC, South Carolina Department of Natural Resources