Starlet Sea Anemone Nematostella vectensis

The starlet sea anemone is a very small, pale translucent anemone which has patterns of white on its stalk. They rarely exceed 15mm high and will be hard to find as they are very rare.

The starlet sea anemone, which has been recorded at NWT Cley Marshes, occurs near high water in brackish pools- a mixture of fresh and seawater - on muddy ground or vegetation in salt marshes or river estuaries. It is very rare and vulnerable to the advance of the sea as the coast is eroded and brackish water becomes too salty for it to survive.

Reportedly most numerous from late summer to autumn.

The marine environment is under pressure and by supporting campaigns for better protection of marine ecosystems we can help the starlet anemone and other marine invertebrates.