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Starlet sea anemone

Index Starlet sea anemone

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 of the United States. [1]

62 relations: Amphipoda, Animal, Anthozoa, Asexual reproduction, Brackish water, Budding, Chaetomorpha, Chironomidae, Cladophora, Cnidaria, Copepod, Crustacean, Developmental biology, East Anglia, Ecology, Edwardsiidae, England, Epithelium, Evolution, Expressed sequence tag, Extracellular matrix, Family (biology), Fission (biology), Gametogenesis, Gammarus insensibilis, Genome, Genomics, International Union for Conservation of Nature, Isle of Wight, Isopoda, IUCN Red List, Lagoon cockle, Marine Life Information Network, Megafauna, Metamorphosis, Model organism, Mollusca, Monocorophium, Nematode, Nematostella, Neuron, Ostracod, Palaemonetes pugio, Planula, Polychaete, Predation, Protocol (science), Reproductive biology, Ruppia, Salt marsh, ..., Sars International Centre for Marine Molecular Biology, Sea anemone, Skeletal muscle, Spartina alterniflora, Spartina patens, Species, Stem cell, Tentacle, Thomas Alan Stephenson, Vulnerable species, Water column, Whole genome sequencing. Expand index (12 more) »

Amphipoda

Amphipoda is an order of malacostracan crustaceans with no carapace and generally with laterally compressed bodies.

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Animal

Animals are multicellular eukaryotic organisms that form the biological kingdom Animalia.

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Anthozoa

Anthozoa is a class of marine invertebrates which includes the sea anemones, stony corals, soft corals and gorgonians.

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Asexual reproduction

Asexual reproduction is a type of reproduction by which offspring arise from a single organism, and inherit the genes of that parent only; it does not involve the fusion of gametes, and almost never changes the number of chromosomes.

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Brackish water

Brackish water is water that has more salinity than fresh water, but not as much as seawater.

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Budding

Budding is a type of asexual reproduction in which a new organism develops from an outgrowth or bud due to cell division at one particular site.

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Chaetomorpha

Chaetomorpha is a genus of green algae in the family Cladophoraceae.

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Chironomidae

The Chironomidae (informally known as chironomids, nonbiting midges, or lake flies) comprise a families of nematoceran flies with a global distribution.

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Cladophora

Cladophora is a genus of reticulated filamentous Ulvophyceae (green algae).

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Cnidaria

Cnidaria is a phylum containing over 10,000 species of animals found exclusively in aquatic (freshwater and marine) environments: they are predominantly marine species.

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Copepod

Copepods (meaning "oar-feet") are a group of small crustaceans found in the sea and nearly every freshwater habitat.

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Crustacean

Crustaceans (Crustacea) form a large, diverse arthropod taxon which includes such familiar animals as crabs, lobsters, crayfish, shrimp, krill, woodlice, and barnacles.

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Developmental biology

Developmental biology is the study of the process by which animals and plants grow and develop.

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East Anglia

East Anglia is a geographical area in the East of England.

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Ecology

Ecology (from οἶκος, "house", or "environment"; -λογία, "study of") is the branch of biology which studies the interactions among organisms and their environment.

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Edwardsiidae

Edwardsiidae is a family of sea anemones.

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England

England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom.

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Epithelium

Epithelium is one of the four basic types of animal tissue, along with connective tissue, muscle tissue and nervous tissue.

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Evolution

Evolution is change in the heritable characteristics of biological populations over successive generations.

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Expressed sequence tag

In genetics, an expressed sequence tag (EST) is a short sub-sequence of a cDNA sequence.

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Extracellular matrix

In biology, the extracellular matrix (ECM) is a collection of extracellular molecules secreted by support cells that provides structural and biochemical support to the surrounding cells.

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Family (biology)

In biological classification, family (familia, plural familiae) is one of the eight major taxonomic ranks; it is classified between order and genus.

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Fission (biology)

Fission, in biology, is the division of a single entity into two or more parts and the regeneration of those parts into separate entities resembling the original.

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Gametogenesis

Gametogenesis is a biological process by which diploid or haploid precursor cells undergo cell division and differentiation to form mature haploid gametes.

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Gammarus insensibilis

Gammarus insensibilis, the lagoon sand shrimp, is a species of amphipod crustacean found in coastal lagoons.

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Genome

In the fields of molecular biology and genetics, a genome is the genetic material of an organism.

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Genomics

Genomics is an interdisciplinary field of science focusing on the structure, function, evolution, mapping, and editing of genomes.

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International Union for Conservation of Nature

The International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN; officially International Union for Conservation of Nature and Natural Resources) is an international organization working in the field of nature conservation and sustainable use of natural resources.

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Isle of Wight

The Isle of Wight (also referred to informally as The Island or abbreviated to IOW) is a county and the largest and second-most populous island in England.

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Isopoda

Isopoda is an order of crustaceans that includes woodlice and their relatives.

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IUCN Red List

The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species (also known as the IUCN Red List or Red Data List), founded in 1964, has evolved to become the world's most comprehensive inventory of the global conservation status of biological species.

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Lagoon cockle

The lagoon cockle (Cerastoderma glaucum) is a species of saltwater clam, a marine bivalve mollusc in the family Cardiidae, the cockles.

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Marine Life Information Network

The Marine Life Information Network (MarLIN) is an information system for marine biodiversity for Great Britain and Ireland.

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Megafauna

In terrestrial zoology, megafauna (from Greek μέγας megas "large" and New Latin fauna "animal life") are large or giant animals.

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Metamorphosis

Metamorphosis is a biological process by which an animal physically develops after birth or hatching, involving a conspicuous and relatively abrupt change in the animal's body structure through cell growth and differentiation.

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Model organism

A model organism is a non-human species that is extensively studied to understand particular biological phenomena, with the expectation that discoveries made in the organism model will provide insight into the workings of other organisms.

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Mollusca

Mollusca is a large phylum of invertebrate animals whose members are known as molluscs or mollusksThe formerly dominant spelling mollusk is still used in the U.S. — see the reasons given in Gary Rosenberg's.

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Monocorophium

Monocorophium is a genus of amphipod crustaceans.

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Nematode

The nematodes or roundworms constitute the phylum Nematoda (also called Nemathelminthes).

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Nematostella

Nematostella is a genus of sea anemones in the family Edwardsiidae.

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Neuron

A neuron, also known as a neurone (British spelling) and nerve cell, is an electrically excitable cell that receives, processes, and transmits information through electrical and chemical signals.

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Ostracod

Ostracods, or ostracodes, are a class of the Crustacea (class Ostracoda), sometimes known as seed shrimp.

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Palaemonetes pugio

Palaemonetes pugio (daggerblade grass shrimp) is small, transparent shrimp with yellow coloring and brownish spots.

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Planula

A planula is the free-swimming, flattened, ciliated, bilaterally symmetric larval form of various cnidarian species.

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Polychaete

The Polychaeta, also known as the bristle worms or polychaetes, are a paraphyletic class of annelid worms, generally marine.

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Predation

Predation is a biological interaction where a predator (a hunting animal) kills and eats its prey (the organism that is attacked).

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Protocol (science)

In the natural sciences a protocol is a predefined written procedural method in the design and implementation of experiments.

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Reproductive biology

Reproductive biology includes both sexual and asexual reproduction.

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Ruppia

Ruppia, also known as the widgeonweeds, ditch grasses or widgeon grass, is the only genus in the family Ruppiaceae, with eight known species.

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Salt marsh

A salt marsh or saltmarsh, also known as a coastal salt marsh or a tidal marsh, is a coastal ecosystem in the upper coastal intertidal zone between land and open saltwater or brackish water that is regularly flooded by the tides.

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Sars International Centre for Marine Molecular Biology

The Sars International Centre for Marine Molecular Biology is a research establishment located at Bergen in Norway.

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Sea anemone

Sea anemones are a group of marine, predatory animals of the order Actiniaria.

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Skeletal muscle

Skeletal muscle is one of three major muscle types, the others being cardiac muscle and smooth muscle.

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Spartina alterniflora

Spartina alterniflora, the smooth cordgrass, saltmarsh cordgrass, or salt-water cordgrass, is a perennial deciduous grass which is found in intertidal wetlands, especially estuarine salt marshes.

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Spartina patens

Spartina patens, the saltmeadow cordgrass, also known as salt hay, is a species of cordgrass native to the Atlantic coast of the Americas, from Newfoundland south along the eastern United States to the Caribbean and northeast Mexico.

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Species

In biology, a species is the basic unit of classification and a taxonomic rank, as well as a unit of biodiversity, but it has proven difficult to find a satisfactory definition.

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Stem cell

Stem cells are biological cells that can differentiate into other types of cells and can divide to produce more of the same type of stem cells.

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Tentacle

In zoology, a tentacle is a flexible, mobile, elongated organ present in some species of animals, most of them invertebrates.

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Thomas Alan Stephenson

Thomas Alan Stephenson FRS (19 January 1898 – 3 April 1961) was a British naturalist, and marine biologist, specialising in sea anemones.

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Vulnerable species

A vulnerable species is one which has been categorized by the International Union for Conservation of Nature as likely to become endangered unless the circumstances that are threatening its survival and reproduction improve.

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Water column

A water column is a conceptual column of water from the surface of a sea, river or lake to the bottom sediment.

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Whole genome sequencing

Whole genome sequencing (also known as WGS, full genome sequencing, complete genome sequencing, or entire genome sequencing) is the process of determining the complete DNA sequence of an organism's genome at a single time.

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References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Starlet_sea_anemone

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