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Family: Sabellariidae



(See list of species below)


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57 species (see list below)
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Bathysabellaria neocaledoniensis
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Bathysabellaria spinifera
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Gesaia lanai
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Gunnarea capensis
[Cape reef-worm]
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Idanthyrsus armatopsis
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Idanthyrsus armatus
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Idanthyrsus cretus
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Idanthyrsus macropaleus
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Idanthyrsus mexicanus
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Idanthyrsus ornamentatus
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Idanthyrsus pennatus
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Idanthyrsus saxicavus
[Stone-cave sandmason tubeworm]
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Lygdamis asteriformis
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Lygdamis giardi
[Giard's sabellarid worm]
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Lygdamis indicus
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Lygdamis muratus
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Lygdamis nesiotus
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Lygdamis pechi
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Lygdamis rayrobertsi
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Lygdamis splendidus
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Mariansabellaria caribbea
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Monorchos varians
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Neosabellaria cementarium
[Cemented sandmason tubeworm]
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Phalacostremma dorothyae
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Phalacostremma gloriaae
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Phalacostremma gwendolynae
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Phalacostremma perkinsi
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Phalacostremma tenera
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Phalacrostemma cidariophilum
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Phalacrostemma danieli
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Phalacrostemma profunda
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Phalacrostemma profundum
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Phalacrostemma tenue
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Phalacrostemma tenuis
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Phragmatopoma attenuata
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Max. Length 1.2 cm WD
 
Phragmatopoma californica
[Colonial sand tube worm]
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Phragmatopoma caudata
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Phragmatopoma lapidosa
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Sabellaria alcocki
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Sabellaria alveolata
[Honeycomb worm]
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Sabellaria fauveli
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Sabellaria floridensis
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Sabellaria fosterae
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Sabellaria gracilis
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Sabellaria ishikawai
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Sabellaria monroi
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Sabellaria nanella
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Max. Length 0.3 cm WD
 
Sabellaria spinulosa
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Sabellaria taurica
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Sabellaria vulgaris
[Sand builder worm]
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Sabellaria wilsoni
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Tetreres israeli
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Tetreres oscari
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Tetreres philippinensis
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Tetreres porrectus
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Tetreres robustus
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Tetreres varians
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Scientific Name English Name Distribution Max. Length (cm) Year
Bathysabellaria neocaledoniensis Western Central Pacific. 1993
Bathysabellaria spinifera Western Central Pacific. 1996
Gesaia lanai Western Central Atlantic 1994
Gunnarea capensis Cape reef-worm Southeast Atlantic.
Idanthyrsus armatopsis Eastern Pacific 1972
Idanthyrsus armatus Eastern Pacific and the A 1867
Idanthyrsus cretus Eastern Pacific 1919
Idanthyrsus macropaleus Eastern Pacific 1861
Idanthyrsus mexicanus Eastern Pacific 1994
Idanthyrsus ornamentatus Eastern Pacific 1919
Idanthyrsus pennatus Northwest Pacific 1855
Idanthyrsus saxicavus Stone-cave sandmason tubeworm Eastern Pacific. 1863
Lygdamis asteriformis Western Central Atlantic 1906
Lygdamis giardi Giard's sabellarid worm Western Pacific 1885
Lygdamis indicus Western Pacific and Weste 1867
Lygdamis muratus Mediterranean Sea.
Lygdamis nesiotus Northwest Pacific 1919
Lygdamis pechi Western Central Atlantic 2022
Lygdamis rayrobertsi Western Central Atlantic 1994
Lygdamis splendidus Western Central Pacific. 1998
Mariansabellaria caribbea Western Central Atlantic 2022
Monorchos varians Western Central Atlantic 1971
Neosabellaria cementarium Cemented sandmason tubeworm Pacific Ocean. 1906
Phalacostremma dorothyae Western Central Atlantic 1994
Phalacostremma gloriaae Western Central Atlantic 1994
Phalacostremma gwendolynae Western Central Atlantic 1994
Phalacostremma perkinsi Western Central Atlantic 1994
Phalacostremma tenera Western Central Atlantic 1906
Phalacrostemma cidariophilum Mediterranean Sea. 1906
Phalacrostemma danieli Western Central Atlantic. 2022
Phalacrostemma profunda Western Central Pacific. 1994
Phalacrostemma profundum Western Central Pacific. 1998
Phalacrostemma tenue Western Central Pacific. 1998
Phalacrostemma tenuis Western Central Pacific. 1994
Phragmatopoma attenuata Eastern Pacific 1944
Phragmatopoma californica Colonial sand tube worm Western Central Atlantic 1.2 WD 1867
Phragmatopoma caudata Western Central Atlantic
Phragmatopoma lapidosa Western Atlantic 1867
Sabellaria alcocki Indo-West Pacific and Nor 1906
Sabellaria alveolata Honeycomb worm Eastern Atlantic and the 1767
Sabellaria fauveli Eastern Pacific 1908
Sabellaria floridensis Western Central Atlantic 1944
Sabellaria fosterae Western Central Atlantic 1994
Sabellaria gracilis Western Central Atlantic 1944
Sabellaria ishikawai Northwest Pacific 1938
Sabellaria monroi Western Indian Ocean 1994
Sabellaria nanella Western Central Atlantic 1919
Sabellaria spinulosa Indo-Pacific, Northeast A 0.3 WD 1849
Sabellaria taurica Mediterranean Sea. 1837
Sabellaria vulgaris Sand builder worm Western Central Atlantic 1873
Sabellaria wilsoni Western Central Atlantic 1989
Tetreres israeli Western Central Atlantic 2022
Tetreres oscari Western Central Atlantic 2022
Tetreres philippinensis Indo-West Pacific 1926
Tetreres porrectus Northwest Pacific 1908
Tetreres robustus Western Central Pacific. 1994
Tetreres varians Western Central Atlantic 1901



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