Sabella (annelid)

Sabella is a genus of marine polychaete worm. Members of this genus are filter feeders and there are about ninety species.[1] They live in tubes made of mud that project from the sand surface. They have a crown of feathery tentacles that protrude when the animal is submerged but are retracted when the animal is above water.[2]

Sabella
Sabella spallanzanii
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Sabella

Linnaeus, 1767
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References

  1. World Register of Marine Species
  2. Barrett, J. & C. M. Yonge (1958) Collins Pocket Guide to the Sea Shore. Collins, London
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