Phylum Annelida Rank Genus | Scientific name Sabellaria | |
Similar Sabellaria alveolata, Sabellariidae, Polychaete, Sabellaria spinulosa, Annelid |
The story of sabellaria aveolata the honeycomb worm
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 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 and detritus floating past. They have a distinctive operculum which is used to block the opening of the tube when the radioles are retracted.
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Sabellaria reef with aris 3000
Species
The following species are listed by the World Register of Marine Species:





References
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