Family

Common name: Feather Duster Worms

Scientific name: Sabellidae

Sabellidae, commonly known as Feather Duster Worms or Fan Worms, are a family of sedentary polychaete worms. They are known for their beautiful, fan-like crowns of radioles, which are used for feeding and respiration. These worms often form symbiotic relationships with microorganisms and are beneficial for nutrient cycling in the aquarium. They are generally peaceful and can add both biological diversity and visual interest to a reef tank. Hobbyists appreciate them for their low maintenance and their ability to help keep the water clean by filtering out particulates.

  1. social feather duster, Bispira brunnea
    Common name: Social feather duster
    Scientific name: Bispira brunnea
  2. Closup on twin fan worm or spiral fan worm Bispira volutacornis
    Common name: Banded Fanworm
    Scientific name: Bispira melanostigma
  3. Violet Caribbean Sea Social Feather Duster Colony
    Common name: Social Feather Duster
    Scientific name: Bispira tricyclia
  4. funny animal feather duster worm, popular and demanding pet move tentacles in circular current and hunt for food, healthy and active bristleworm in nano reef marine aquarium
    Common name: Feather Duster Worm
    Scientific name: Bispira viola
  5. Twin fan worm (Bispira volutacornis) in Mediterranean Sea
    Common name: Twin fan worm
    Scientific name: Bispira volutacornis
  6. Common name: St. Joseph's Cardinalfish
    Scientific name: Eurato sanctijosephi
  7. Slime tube worm (Myxicola infundibulum) sea bottom
    Common name: Red Feather Duster
    Scientific name: Myxicola infundibulum
  8. Marine polychaete Mediterranean fanworm or feather duster worm, European fan worm (Sabella spallanzanii) undersea, Aegean Sea, Greece, Halkidiki
    Common name: Mediterranean Fanworm
    Scientific name: Sabella fallax
  9. Magnificent Feather Duster worm underwater in the Caribbean, Sabellastarte magnifica
    Common name: feather duster
    Scientific name: Sabellastarte magnifica
  10. Feather duster worm (Sabellastarte spectabilis) on the reef off the Dutch Caribbean island of Sint Maarten
    Common name: Indian feather duster worm
    Scientific name: Sabellastarte spectabilis