Sabellidae, or feather duster worms, are a family of marine polychaete tube worms characterized by protruding feathery branchiae. Sabellids build tubes out of a tough, parchment -like exudate, strengthened with sand and bits of shell.

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feather-duster worm, any large, segmented marine worm of the family Sabellidae (class Polychaeta, phylum Annelida). The name is also occasionally applied to members of the closely related polychaete family Serpulidae.

Serpulimorpha has also been used as the grouping name, notably by Hatschek (1893). However, according to Fauchald & Rouse (1997: 135), Levinsen (1883: 180) appears to be the first to have an order-level name based on the family name Sabellidae. This precedes Hatschek.

Sabellida is an order of annelid worms in the class Polychaeta. They are filter feeders with no buccal organ. The prostomium is fused with the peristomium and bears a ring of feathery feeding tentacles. They live in parchment-like tubes made of particles from their environment such as sand and shell fragments cemented together with mucus. [2]

Sabellidae (feather duster worms) are a family of sedentary marine polychaete tube worms in which the head is mostly concealed by feathery branchiae. Sabellids build tubes out of a tough, parchment-like exudate, strengthened with sand and bits of shell.

Sabellids trap suspended particles in the water using their tentacular crown, or feed off of the layer of organic matter deposited on rocks and sediments. As well as being food, these particles are also used for tube building.

2025年1月18日 · Serpulimorpha has also been used as the grouping name, notably by Hatschek (1893). However, according to Fauchald & Rouse (1997: 135), Levinsen (1883: 180) appears to be the first to have an order-level name based on the …

A taxonomic guide to the fanworms (Sabellidae, Annelida) of Lizard Island, Great Barrier Reef, Australia, including new species and new records. IN Hutchings, P.A. & Kupriyanova, E.K. (eds.), 2015: Coral reef-associated fauna of Lizard Island, Great Barrier Reef: polychaetes and allies.

2014年2月1日 · Sabellidae is one of the most diverse and ubiquitous polychaete families with over 400 nominal species described to date, classified in 40 genera. They are found from fresh waters to...