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Starlet Sea Anemone — printable fact sheet
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Starlet Sea Anemone
Nematostella vectensis
The Starlet Sea Anemone is a small, translucent invertebrate found predominantly in brackish coastal and estuarine environments. Characterized by its slender, elongated body and a crown of up to 20 delicate, tentacle-like appendages, it plays a key ecological role in tidal mudfl…
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- Despite its tiny size, the Starlet Sea Anemone has become a crucial model organism for studying the evolution of animal development and regeneration.
- The Starlet Sea Anemone is capable of regenerating its entire body from just a small fragment. It fluoresces under ultraviolet light, making it popular in genetic and developmental biology research. It is considered a living fossil, with ancient relatives dating back hundreds of millions of years.
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