Order
Common name: Feather Duster Worms
Scientific name: Sabellida
Sabellida is an order of marine polychaete worms known for their ornate, feathery tentacles which they use for filter feeding. Members of this order, such as the popular Feather Duster Worms, are often kept in reef aquariums for their beauty and utility in water filtration. They are generally peaceful and can coexist with a wide variety of tank mates. These worms build protective tubes out of sediment, which they can retract into when threatened. Hobbyists should ensure their aquarium provides a substrate suitable for tube construction and a steady flow of nutrient-rich water for feeding.
- Common name: Social feather dusterScientific name: Bispira brunnea
- Common name: Banded FanwormScientific name: Bispira melanostigma
- Common name: Social Feather DusterScientific name: Bispira tricyclia
- Common name: Feather Duster WormScientific name: Bispira viola
- Common name: Twin fan wormScientific name: Bispira volutacornis
- Common name: St. Joseph's CardinalfishScientific name: Eurato sanctijosephi
- Common name: Tangled TubewormScientific name: Filograna implexa
- Common name: Filogranella elatensisScientific name: Filogranella elatensis
- Common name: Red Feather DusterScientific name: Myxicola infundibulum
- Common name: hard tube coco wormScientific name: Protula bispiralis
- Common name: Mediterranean FanwormScientific name: Sabella fallax
- Common name: feather dusterScientific name: Sabellastarte magnifica
- Common name: Indian feather duster wormScientific name: Sabellastarte spectabilis
- Common name: Coral wormScientific name: Salmacina dysteri
- Common name: tubewormScientific name: Serpula vermicularis
- Common name: Christmas Tree WormScientific name: Spirobranchus corniculatus
- Common name: Christmas Tree WormScientific name: Spirobranchus giganteus