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> Segmented Worms > Sabellastarte
spectabilis
Updated 11/4/2012
Family
Sabellidae
INDO-PACIFIC / HAWAII
Sabellastarte
spectabilis
FEATHER-DUSTER WORM
Especially common in bays & harbors where phytoplankton is abundant. The worm's body occupies a flexible
mucus tube
formed by adhesion of silt from the water column. The feathery
feeding crown has two lobes, varies in color, and attains 5 inches in
diameter. Formerly known as Sabellastarte sanctijosephi.
Hawaii & the
Indo-Pacific.
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