Sabellidae is a animal family in the Animalia kingdom, order Sabellida, class Polychaeta. The family contains 17 accepted species worldwide.
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Pseudobranchiomma longa (Kinberg, 1866)
Pseudobranchiomma longa is a feather-duster fanworm found off southern Africa an…
Sabella pavonina Savigny, 1822
Sabella pavonina, the peacock worm, is a marine polychaete found in shallow West…
Myxicola infundibulum (Montagu, 1808)
Myxicola infundibulum is a Sabellidae polychaete worm with a distinct segmented …
Eudistylia polymorpha (Johnson, 1901)
Eudistylia polymorpha is a tube-dwelling feather-duster worm found along the wes…
Bispira brunnea (Treadwell, 1917)
Bispira brunnea is a Caribbean sabellid worm that lives in cemented tubes, grows…
Sabellastarte spectabilis (Grube, 1878)
Sabellastarte spectabilis is a large bristle worm native to the Indian Ocean and…
Schizobranchia insignis Bush, 1905
Schizobranchia insignis is a unique branched-radiole marine feather duster worm …
Sabella spallanzanii (Gmelin, 1791)
Sabella spallanzanii, the European fan worm, is a filter-feeding annelid used as…
Notaulax occidentalis (Baird, 1865)
Notaulax occidentalis, the yellow fan worm, is a reef-dwelling sabellid worm tha…
Bispira volutacornis (Montagu, 1804)
Bispira volutacornis is a colonial marine feather worm found in northeast Atlant…
Sabellastarte magnifica (Shaw, 1800)
Sabellastarte magnifica, the magnificent feather duster worm, is a tube-dwelling…
Sabellidae animals belong to the Sabellida order in the Animalia kingdom. The worm has a two-layered crown of retractable feeding tentacles, with one layer forming a distinct spiral. For instant identification, use the iNature app — AI-powered and works offline.
Sabellidae is classified in the order Sabellida, class Polychaeta, phylum Annelida. While its body stays hidden inside the tube, the species can be identified by its prominent, fan-shaped plume of feathery yellow tentacles.
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