Florent's Guide To The

Tropical Reefs

Magnificent Feather Duster
Sabellastarte magnifica
Magnificent Feather Duster
Category: Feather Duster Worms
Scientific Name: Sabellastarte magnifica
Size: 3 to 6 in. (8 to 15 cm)  
Depth: 10-60 ft. (3-18 m)
Distribution: Caribbean, Bahamas, Florida
Annelida (Phylum)
└Polychaeta (Class)
 └Canalipalpata (Infraclass)
  └Sabellida (Order)
   └Sabellidae (Family)
    └Sabellastarte (Genus)

Worms
Feather Duster Worms

Magnificent Feather Duster

Common Feather Duster Worm

Indian Feather Duster

Split-Crown Feather Duster

Ghost Feather Duster

Social Feather Duster

Variegated Feather Duster

Bispira sp. 1

Black-Spotted Feather Duster

Ruffled Feather Duster

Shy Feather Duster

Brown Fanworm

Yellow Fanworm



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