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Nematostella vectensis

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Taxonomy [top]

Kingdom Phylum Class Order Family
ANIMALIA CNIDARIA ANTHOZOA ACTINARIA EDWARDSIIDAE

Scientific Name: Nematostella vectensis
Species Authority: Stephenson, 1935
Common Name/s:
English – Starlet Sea Anemone

Assessment Information [top]

Red List Category & Criteria: Vulnerable   A1ce   ver 2.3
Year Published: 1996
Annotations:
Needs updating
Assessor/s: World Conservation Monitoring Centre
History:
1994 – Vulnerable (Groombridge 1994)
1990 – Vulnerable (IUCN 1990)
1988 – Vulnerable (IUCN Conservation Monitoring Centre 1988)
1986 – Vulnerable (IUCN Conservation Monitoring Centre 1986)
1983 – Vulnerable

Geographic Range [top]

Countries:
Native:
Canada; United Kingdom; United States
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Habitat and Ecology [top]

Systems: Marine
Citation: World Conservation Monitoring Centre 1996. Nematostella vectensis. In: IUCN 2011. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2011.2. <www.iucnredlist.org>. Downloaded on 24 May 2012.
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