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Sabella (annelid)

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Genus of annelids

Sabella
Sabella spallanzanii
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Annelida
Clade: Pleistoannelida
Clade: Sedentaria
Order: Sabellida
Family: Sabellidae
Subfamily: Sabellinae
Genus: Sabella
Linnaeus, 1767
Species

Sabella is a genus of marine polychaete worm. Members of this genus are filter feeders and there are about ninety species. 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.

References

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