Florent's Guide To The

Tropical Reefs

Common Feather Duster Worm
Sabellastarte sanctijosephi
Common Feather Duster Worm
Category: Feather Duster Worms
Scientific Name: Sabellastarte sanctijosephi
Size: Up to 3 in. (7 cm)  
Distribution: Indo-Pacific
Annelida (Phylum)
└Polychaeta (Class)
 └Sedentaria (Subclass)
  └Canalipalpata (Infraclass)
   └Sabellida (Order)
    └Sabellidae (Family)
     └Sabellastarte (Genus)
      └S. sanctijosephi (Species)

Worms
Feather Duster Worms

Common Feather Duster Worm

Indian Feather Duster

Shy 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

Brown Fanworm

Yellow Fanworm

Magnificent Feather Duster



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