Sabellastarte [Sabellastarte]

Description

Sabellastarte are fan worms that live in tubes and extend a crown of feathery tentacles into the water column. When divers hover nearby, they can watch the tentacles open and close as the worm filters food, creating a subtle, rhythmic motion on the seafloor.

Species
Sabellastarte indica
Sabellastarte indica

Sabellastarte indica

Taxonomy
Phylum Annelids
Annelida
Class Bristle Worms
Polychaeta
Order Feather Worms
Sabellida
Family Fanworms
Sabellidae
Statistics
  • Species 1