Sabellaria is a genus of marine polychaete worms in the familySabellariidae. The type species is Sabellaria alveolata (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, extending a plume-like fan of radioles from the end of the tube in order to catch plankton and detritus floating past. They have a distinctive operculum which is used to block the opening of the tube when the radioles are retracted.[2]
sabellaria, genus, marine, polychaete, worms, family, sabellariidae, type, species, alveolata, linnaeus, 1767, these, worms, sedentary, build, tubes, which, live, from, sand, shell, fragments, some, species, called, honeycomb, worms, when, they, occur, great, . Sabellaria is a genus of marine polychaete worms in the family Sabellariidae The type species is Sabellaria alveolata 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 extending a plume like fan of radioles from the end of the tube in order to catch plankton and detritus floating past They have a distinctive operculum which is used to block the opening of the tube when the radioles are retracted 2 SabellariaTubes of Sabellaria alveolataScientific classificationDomain EukaryotaKingdom AnimaliaPhylum AnnelidaClade PleistoannelidaSubclass SedentariaFamily SabellariidaeGenus SabellariaSavigny 1853 1 SpeciesSee text Species editThe following species are listed by the World Register of Marine Species 1 Sabellaria alcockiGravier 1906 Sabellaria alveolata Linnaeus 1767 Sabellaria bella Grube 1870 Sabellaria bellaniKirtley 1994 Sabellaria bellisHansen 1882 Sabellaria chandraaeSilva 1961 Sabellaria clavaKirtley 1994 Sabellaria eupomatoidesAugener 1918 Sabellaria fissidens Grube 1870 Sabellaria floridensisHartman 1944 Sabellaria fosteraeKirtley 1994 Sabellaria fucicolaAugener 1918 Sabellaria gilchristiMcIntosh 1924 Sabellaria gracilisHartman 1944 Sabellaria gruetiKirtley 1994 Sabellaria guinensisAugener 1918 Sabellaria intoshiFauvel 1914 Sabellaria ishikawaiOkuda 1938 Sabellaria isumiensisNishi et al 2010 Sabellaria javanicaAugener 1934 Sabellaria longispinaGrube 1848 Sabellaria lotensisKirtley 1994 Sabellaria magnificaGrube 1848 Sabellaria marskaaeKirtley 1994 Sabellaria minutaCarrasco amp Bustos 1981 Sabellaria miryaensisParab amp Gaikwad 1990 Sabellaria mooreiMonro 1933 Sabellaria nanellaChamberlin 1919 Sabellaria orensanziKirtley 1994 Sabellaria pectinataFauvel 1932 Sabellaria ranjhiHasan 1960 Sabellaria spinularia Sabellaria spinulosaLeuckart 1849 Sabellaria taurica Rathke 1837 Sabellaria tottoriensisNishi Kato amp Hayahi 2004 Sabellaria vulgarisVerrill 1873 Sabellaria wilsoniLana amp Gruet 1989References edit a b Sabellaria Savigny 1818 World Register of Marine Species Retrieved 2011 11 02 Littoral Sabellaria honeycomb worm reefs JNCC Retrieved 2011 11 02 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Sabellaria amp oldid 1113592497, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
