Sabellidae, or feather duster worms, are a family of marine polychaete tube worms characterized by protruding feathery branchiae. Sabellids build tubes out of a tough, parchment -like exudate, strengthened with sand and bits of shell.

Sabellidae (feather duster worms) are a family of sedentary marine polychaete tube worms in which the head is mostly concealed by feathery branchiae. Sabellids build tubes out of a tough, parchment-like exudate, strengthened with sand and bits of shell.

Familles naturelles du règne animal, exposé succinctement et dans un ordre analytique avec l'indication de leurs genres. [Natural families of the animal kingdom, briefly presented and in analytical order with an indication of their genera.]. J. B. Baillière, Paris. 570 pp., available online at http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/bibliography/16094.

feather-duster worm, any large, segmented marine worm of the family Sabellidae (class Polychaeta, phylum Annelida). The name is also occasionally applied to members of the closely related polychaete family Serpulidae.

Apr 5, 2025 · There are two core varieties of Feather Duster Worms found in aquariums. Sabellid Feather Duster Worm. Sabellids use mud, sand, debris, and glue-like mucus secretions to build tubes. As natural engineers, these crafty worms can actually construct new tube “homes” in a matter of hours! Serpulid Feather Duster Worm.

Sabellida is an order of annelid worms in the class Polychaeta. They are filter feeders with no buccal organ. The prostomium is fused with the peristomium and bears a ring of feathery feeding tentacles. They live in parchment-like tubes made of particles from their environment such as sand and shell fragments cemented together with mucus. [2]

One of the relatively more well-documented nonnereid species of freshwater polychaete is Manayunkia speciosa (Sabellidae) that has been reported from many locations in North America, including the Great Lakes region, New Jersey, Georgia, New York, California, Alaska, North Carolina, and South Carolina.

Sabellids trap suspended particles in the water using their tentacular crown, or feed off of the layer of organic matter deposited on rocks and sediments. As well as being food, these particles are also used for tube building.

A taxonomic guide to the fanworms (Sabellidae, Annelida) of Lizard Island, Great Barrier Reef, Australia, including new species and new records. IN Hutchings, P.A. & Kupriyanova, E.K. (eds.), 2015: Coral reef-associated fauna of Lizard Island, Great Barrier Reef: polychaetes and allies.

Serpulimorpha has also been used as the grouping name, notably by Hatschek (1893). However, according to Fauchald & Rouse (1997: 135), Levinsen (1883: 180) appears to be the first to have an order-level name based on the family name Sabellidae. This precedes Hatschek.