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''Sabellaria'' is a
genus Genus (; : genera ) is a taxonomic rank above species and below family (taxonomy), family as used in the biological classification of extant taxon, living and fossil organisms as well as Virus classification#ICTV classification, viruses. In bino ...
of marine
polychaete Polychaeta () is a paraphyletic class of generally marine Annelid, annelid worms, common name, commonly called bristle worms or polychaetes (). Each body segment has a pair of fleshy protrusions called parapodia that bear many bristles, called c ...
worms in the
family Family (from ) is a Social group, group of people related either by consanguinity (by recognized birth) or Affinity (law), affinity (by marriage or other relationship). It forms the basis for social order. Ideally, families offer predictabili ...
Sabellariidae Sabellariidae is a family of marine polychaete worms in the suborder Sabellida. The worms live in tubes made of sand and are filter feeders and detritivores. Characteristics Members of this family live in tubes made of sand and shell fragments c ...
. The type species is ''
Sabellaria alveolata ''Sabellaria alveolata'', (also known as the honeycomb worm), is a reef-forming polychaete. It is distributed around the Mediterranean Sea, and from the north Atlantic Ocean to south Morocco. It is also found in the British Isles at its norther ...
'' (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 Filter feeders are aquatic animals that acquire nutrients by feeding on organic matters, food particles or smaller organisms (bacteria, microalgae and zooplanktons) suspended in water, typically by having the water pass over or through a spec ...
, extending a plume-like fan of
radiole A radiole is a heavily ciliated feather-like tentacle found in highly organized clusters on the crowns of Canalipalpata. Canalipalpata is an order of sessile marine polychaete worms consisting of 31 families (including the Sabellidae, Serpulida ...
s from the end of the tube in order to catch
plankton Plankton are the diverse collection of organisms that drift in Hydrosphere, water (or atmosphere, air) but are unable to actively propel themselves against ocean current, currents (or wind). The individual organisms constituting plankton are ca ...
and
detritus In biology, detritus ( or ) is organic matter made up of the decomposition, decomposing remains of organisms and plants, and also of feces. Detritus usually hosts communities of microorganisms that colonize and decomposition, decompose (Reminera ...
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 A species () is often defined as the largest group of organisms in which any two individuals of the appropriate sexes or mating types can produce fertile offspring, typically by sexual reproduction. It is the basic unit of Taxonomy (biology), ...
are listed by the World Register of Marine Species: *'' Sabellaria alcocki'' Gravier, 1906 *''
Sabellaria alveolata ''Sabellaria alveolata'', (also known as the honeycomb worm), is a reef-forming polychaete. It is distributed around the Mediterranean Sea, and from the north Atlantic Ocean to south Morocco. It is also found in the British Isles at its norther ...
'' (Linnaeus, 1767) *'' Sabellaria bella'' (Grube, 1870) *'' Sabellaria bellani'' Kirtley, 1994 *'' Sabellaria bellis'' Hansen, 1882 *'' Sabellaria chandraae'' Silva, 1961 *'' Sabellaria clava'' Kirtley, 1994 *'' Sabellaria eupomatoides'' Augener, 1918 *'' Sabellaria fissidens'' (Grube, 1870) *'' Sabellaria floridensis'' Hartman, 1944 *'' Sabellaria fosterae'' Kirtley, 1994 *'' Sabellaria fucicola'' Augener, 1918 *'' Sabellaria gilchristi'' McIntosh, 1924 *'' Sabellaria gracilis'' Hartman, 1944 *'' Sabellaria grueti'' Kirtley, 1994 *'' Sabellaria guinensis'' Augener, 1918 *'' Sabellaria intoshi'' Fauvel, 1914 *'' Sabellaria ishikawai'' Okuda, 1938 *'' Sabellaria isumiensis'' Nishi et al. 2010 *'' Sabellaria javanica'' Augener, 1934 *'' Sabellaria longispina'' Grube, 1848 *'' Sabellaria lotensis'' 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'' 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'' Lana & Gruet, 1989


References

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