Biology:Nematostella

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Short description: Genus of sea anemones

Nematostella
Nematostella vectensis.JPG
Starlet sea anemone (Nematostella vectensis)
Scientific classification e
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Cnidaria
Class: Hexacorallia
Order: Actiniaria
Family: Edwardsiidae
Genus: Nematostella
Stephenson, 1935
Species

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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.[1] The defining morphological apomorphy of Nematostella is the presence of nematosomes. Nematostella are able to reproduce asexually and regenerate from small fragments due to their simple body structure,[2] pluripotent cells,[3] specific genetic mechanisms, and evolutionary adaptations.[4]

Species:[5]

  • Nematostella nathorstii (Carlgren, 1921)
  • Nematostella polaris (Carlgren, 1921)
  • Nematostella vectensis Stephenson, 1935 – starlet sea anemone

References

  1. Lubinski, T., et al. StellaBase: Nematostella vectensis Genomics & Transcriptomics Database. v2.0, 2014 onwards.
  2. Ambrosone, Alfredo; Tortiglione, Claudia (March 2013). "Methodological approaches for nanotoxicology using cnidarian models" (in en). Toxicology Mechanisms and Methods 23 (3): 207–216. doi:10.3109/15376516.2012.747117. ISSN 1537-6516. http://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.3109/15376516.2012.747117. 
  3. Chourrout, D.; Delsuc, F.; Chourrout, P.; Edvardsen, R. B.; Rentzsch, F.; Renfer, E.; Jensen, M. F.; Zhu, B. et al. (August 2006). "Minimal ProtoHox cluster inferred from bilaterian and cnidarian Hox complements" (in en). Nature 442 (7103): 684–687. doi:10.1038/nature04863. ISSN 0028-0836. https://www.nature.com/articles/nature04863. 
  4. Shinzato, Chuya; Shoguchi, Eiichi; Kawashima, Takeshi; Hamada, Mayuko; Hisata, Kanako; Tanaka, Makiko; Fujie, Manabu; Fujiwara, Mayuki et al. (August 2011). "Using the Acropora digitifera genome to understand coral responses to environmental change" (in en). Nature 476 (7360): 320–323. doi:10.1038/nature10249. ISSN 0028-0836. https://www.nature.com/articles/nature10249. 
  5. Nematostella Stephenson, 1935. In: Fautin, D. G. 2011. Hexacorallians of the World. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species (WoRMS). 2014.

Wikidata ☰ Q15736074 entry