Fanworms [Sabellidae]

Fanworms
Description

Fanworms are famous for their colorful, feathery crowns that unfurl like miniature fans from a tube. When divers hover nearby, you may see the fans sway with the current as the worms filter plankton from the water.

Genera
Sabellastarte

Sabellastarte

Taxonomy
Phylum Annelids
Annelida
Class Bristle Worms
Polychaeta
Order Feather Worms
Sabellida
Statistics
  • Genera 1