Sabellidae

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Sabellidae worm
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Annelida Class: Polychaeta Order: Canalipalpata Suborder: Sabellida Family: Sabellidae (Malmgren, 1867)

Sabellidae (feather duster worms) are sedentary marine polychaetes where the head is mostly concealed by feathery branchiae. They build tubes out of parchment, sand, and bits of shell. They tend to be common in the intertidal zones around the world.

The following genera belong to the family^[1]:

• Amphicorina
• Amphiglena
• Augeneriella
• Bispira
• Branchiomma
• Chone
• Demonax
• Desdemona
• Euchone
• Euratella
• Fabricia
• Fabriciola
• Gorbunovia
• Haplobranchus
• Hypsicomus
• Jasmineira
• Laonome
• Manayunkia
• Megalomma
• Myxicola
• Notaulax
• Novafabricia
• Oriopsis
• Panousea
• Perkinsiana
• Potamethus
• Potamilla
• Pothametus
• Pseudobranchiomma
• Pseudofabricia
• Pseudofabriciola
• Pseudopotamilla
• Sabella
• Sabellastarte
• Spirographis

[edit] External links

• Potamilla reniformis
• MBL Marine Organisms Database page

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