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Starlet sea anemone

Nematostella vectensis

113Records since 2000
JulyPeak month
6Counties with records
VulnerableIUCN Red List

When it is recorded

Jan0
Feb1
Mar1
Apr5
May1
Jun4
Jul42
Aug8
Sep18
Oct30
Nov1
Dec2

GBIF records by month, 2000–2025 (all years combined).

Where it is recorded

#CountyNationRecordsShare
1Dorset England40
2Isle of Wight England25
3Norfolk England13
4Suffolk England12
5Cumbria England3
6Kent England1
102 England

Records per county (GADM level 2) and per nation; one record can count towards several areas. 6 counties in all.

About this species

Records since 2000
113
Peak month
July
Counties with records
6
IUCN Red List
Vulnerable
Scientific name
Nematostella vectensis
Group
Jellyfish, corals and anemones
NBN Atlas records since 2000
95
Conservation designations
Wildlife and Countryside Act 1981, Global Red List (JNCC), Biodiversity List – England, UK BAP priority species
Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
Cnidaria
Class
Anthozoa
Order
Actiniaria
Family
Edwardsiidae
Genus
Nematostella
Name with authority
Nematostella vectensis Stephenson, 1935
Described
1935

Sources: GBIF occurrence data (CC0 / CC BY), JNCC Taxon Designations (OGL), NBN Atlas (open licences), Wikidata (CC0) · Wikidata Q139440 · GBIF 2255972