Sabella | |
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Sabella spallanzanii | |
Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Annelida |
Clade: | Pleistoannelida |
Subclass: | Sedentaria |
Order: | Sabellida |
Family: | Sabellidae |
Subfamily: | Sabellinae |
Genus: | Sabella Linnaeus, 1767 |
Species | |
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Sabella is a genus of marine polychaete worm. Members of this genus are filter feeders and there are about ninety species.[1] 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.[2]
References
- ↑ World Register of Marine Species
- ↑ Barrett, J. & C. M. Yonge (1958) Collins Pocket Guide to the Sea Shore. Collins, London
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