''Sabellaria'' is a
genus
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of marine
polychaete worms in the
family
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Sabellariidae. The type species is ''
Sabellaria alveolata'' (Linnaeus, 1767). These worms are sedentary and build tubes in which to live from sand and shell fragments. Some species are called honeycomb worms and when they occur in great numbers they can form reefs on rocks and other hard substrates. They are
filter feeders, extending a plume-like fan of
radioles from the end of the tube in order to catch
plankton
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and
detritus
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floating past. They have a distinctive
operculum which is used to block the opening of the tube when the radioles are retracted.
Littoral Sabellaria honeycomb worm reefs
JNCC. Retrieved 2011-11-02.
Species
The following species
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are listed by the World Register of Marine Species:[
*'' Sabellaria alcocki'' Gravier, 1906
*'' Sabellaria alveolata'' (Linnaeus, 1767)
*'' Sabellaria bella'' (Grube, 1870)
*'' Sabellaria bellani'' Kirtley, 1994
*'' Sabellaria bellis'' Hansen, 1882
*'' Sabellaria chandraae'' Silva, 1961
*'']Sabellaria clava
''Sabellaria'' is a genus of marine polychaete worms in the family Sabellariidae. The type species is '' Sabellaria alveolata'' (Linnaeus, 1767). These worms are sedentary and build tubes in which to live from sand and shell fragments. Some spe ...
'' Kirtley, 1994
*''Sabellaria eupomatoides
''Sabellaria'' is a genus of marine polychaete worms in the family Sabellariidae. The type species is ''Sabellaria alveolata'' (Linnaeus, 1767). These worms are sedentary and build tubes in which to live from sand and shell fragments. Some specie ...
'' Augener, 1918
*'' Sabellaria fissidens'' (Grube, 1870)
*'' Sabellaria floridensis'' Hartman, 1944
*''Sabellaria fosterae
''Sabellaria'' is a genus of marine polychaete worms in the family Sabellariidae. The type species is '' Sabellaria alveolata'' (Linnaeus, 1767). These worms are sedentary and build tubes in which to live from sand and shell fragments. Some spe ...
'' Kirtley, 1994
*''Sabellaria fucicola
''Sabellaria'' is a genus of marine polychaete worms in the family Sabellariidae. The type species is ''Sabellaria alveolata'' (Linnaeus, 1767). These worms are sedentary and build tubes in which to live from sand and shell fragments. Some specie ...
'' Augener, 1918
*''Sabellaria gilchristi
''Sabellaria'' is a genus of marine polychaete worms in the family Sabellariidae. The type species is ''Sabellaria alveolata'' (Linnaeus, 1767). These worms are sedentary and build tubes in which to live from sand and shell fragments. Some specie ...
'' McIntosh, 1924
*''Sabellaria gracilis
''Sabellaria'' is a genus of marine polychaete worms in the family Sabellariidae. The type species is ''Sabellaria alveolata'' (Linnaeus, 1767). These worms are sedentary and build tubes in which to live from sand and shell fragments. Some specie ...
'' Hartman, 1944
*''Sabellaria grueti
''Sabellaria'' is a genus of marine polychaete worms in the family Sabellariidae. The type species is ''Sabellaria alveolata'' (Linnaeus, 1767). These worms are sedentary and build tubes in which to live from sand and shell fragments. Some specie ...
'' Kirtley, 1994
*''Sabellaria guinensis
''Sabellaria'' is a genus of marine polychaete worms in the family Sabellariidae. The type species is ''Sabellaria alveolata'' (Linnaeus, 1767). These worms are sedentary and build tubes in which to live from sand and shell fragments. Some specie ...
'' Augener, 1918
*''Sabellaria intoshi
''Sabellaria'' is a genus of marine polychaete worms in the family Sabellariidae. The type species is ''Sabellaria alveolata'' (Linnaeus, 1767). These worms are sedentary and build tubes in which to live from sand and shell fragments. Some specie ...
'' Fauvel, 1914
*''Sabellaria ishikawai
''Sabellaria'' is a genus of marine polychaete worms in the family Sabellariidae. The type species is ''Sabellaria alveolata'' (Linnaeus, 1767). These worms are sedentary and build tubes in which to live from sand and shell fragments. Some specie ...
'' Okuda, 1938
*''Sabellaria isumiensis
''Sabellaria'' is a genus of marine polychaete worms in the family Sabellariidae. The type species is ''Sabellaria alveolata'' (Linnaeus, 1767). These worms are sedentary and build tubes in which to live from sand and shell fragments. Some specie ...
'' Nishi et al. 2010
*''Sabellaria javanica
''Sabellaria'' is a genus of marine polychaete worms in the family Sabellariidae. The type species is ''Sabellaria alveolata'' (Linnaeus, 1767). These worms are sedentary and build tubes in which to live from sand and shell fragments. Some specie ...
'' Augener, 1934
*''Sabellaria longispina
''Sabellaria'' is a genus of marine polychaete worms in the family Sabellariidae. The type species is ''Sabellaria alveolata'' (Linnaeus, 1767). These worms are sedentary and build tubes in which to live from sand and shell fragments. Some specie ...
'' Grube, 1848
*''Sabellaria lotensis
''Sabellaria'' is a genus of marine polychaete worms in the family Sabellariidae. The type species is ''Sabellaria alveolata'' (Linnaeus, 1767). These worms are sedentary and build tubes in which to live from sand and shell fragments. Some specie ...
'' Kirtley, 1994
*'' Sabellaria magnifica'' Grube, 1848
*'' Sabellaria marskaae'' Kirtley, 1994
*'' Sabellaria minuta'' Carrasco & Bustos, 1981
*'' Sabellaria miryaensis'' Parab & Gaikwad, 1990
*'' Sabellaria moorei'' Monro, 1933
*'' Sabellaria nanella'' Chamberlin, 1919
*'' Sabellaria orensanzi'' Kirtley, 1994
*''Sabellaria pectinata
''Sabellaria'' is a genus of marine polychaete worms in the family Sabellariidae. The type species is '' Sabellaria alveolata'' (Linnaeus, 1767). These worms are sedentary and build tubes in which to live from sand and shell fragments. Some spe ...
'' Fauvel, 1932
*'' Sabellaria ranjhi'' Hasan, 1960
*'' Sabellaria spinularia''
*''Sabellaria spinulosa
''Sabellaria spinulosa'' is a species of marine polychaete worm in the family Sabellariidae, commonly known as the Ross worm. It lives in a tube built of sand, gravel and pieces of shell.
Description
''Sabellaria spinulosa'' lives in a tube made ...
'' Leuckart, 1849
*'' Sabellaria taurica'' (Rathke, 1837)
*'' Sabellaria tottoriensis'' Nishi, Kato & Hayahi, 2004
*'' Sabellaria vulgaris'' Verrill, 1873
*''Sabellaria wilsoni
''Sabellaria'' is a genus of marine polychaete worms in the family Sabellariidae. The type species is '' Sabellaria alveolata'' (Linnaeus, 1767). These worms are sedentary and build tubes in which to live from sand and shell fragments. Some spe ...
'' Lana & Gruet, 1989
References
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Sabellida
Polychaete genera