''Nematostella'' is a genus of
sea anemones in the family
Edwardsiidae. Of the three species in the genus, the best known is the
starlet sea anemone (''N. vectensis''), which has been extensively studied as a
model organism in fields such as genetics, evolution, and ecology. The defining morphological
apomorphy of ''Nematostella'' is the presence of
nematosome
Nematosomes are multicellular motile bodies found in the gastrovascular cavity of the model sea anemone ''Nematostella vectensis'' starlet sea anemone. First described by Stephenson in 1935, nematosomes are the defining apomorphy (synapomorphy) of ...
s.
Species:
''Nematostella'' Stephenson, 1935.
''In'': Fautin, D. G. 2011. ''Hexacorallians of the World''. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species (WoRMS). 2014.
* ''Nematostella nathorstii
''Nematostella'' is a genus of sea anemones in the family Edwardsiidae. Of the three species in the genus, the best known is the starlet sea anemone (''N. vectensis''), which has been extensively studied as a model organism in fields such as gene ...
'' (Carlgren, 1921)
* ''Nematostella polaris
''Nematostella'' is a genus of sea anemones in the family Edwardsiidae. Of the three species in the genus, the best known is the starlet sea anemone (''N. vectensis''), which has been extensively studied as a model organism in fields such as gene ...
'' (Carlgren, 1921)
* ''Nematostella vectensis
The starlet sea anemone (''Nematostella vectensis'') is a species of small sea anemone in the family Edwardsiidae native to the east coast of the United States, with introduced populations along the coast of southeast England and the west coast o ...
'' Stephenson, 1935 – starlet sea anemone
References
Edwardsiidae
Hexacorallia genera
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