Sabellidae

Taxobox
name = Sabellidae worm

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image_width = 250px
regnum = Animalia
phylum = Annelida
classis = Polychaeta
ordo = Canalipalpata
subordo = Sabellida
familia = Sabellidae
familia_authority = (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 [ [http://www.marinespecies.org/ MarineSpecies.org ] ] :
*"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"

External links

* [http://soil.msu.ru/~invert/main_eng/photoalbum/potamilla.html Potamilla reniformis]
* [http://www.mbl.edu/marine_org/marine_org.php?func=detail&myID=ITA-68126&source_myID=D1 MBL Marine Organisms Database page]

References