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Family: Sabellariidae (See list of species below)

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55 species with fin ray counts including ? spines in dorsal and ? in anal fins (see list below)

No picture found Bathysabellaria neocaledoniensis []	No picture found Bathysabellaria spinifera []	No picture found Gesaia lanai []
No picture found Idanthyrsus armatopsis []	No picture found Idanthyrsus armatus []	No picture found Idanthyrsus cretus []
No picture found Idanthyrsus macropaleus []	No picture found Idanthyrsus mexicanus []	No picture found Idanthyrsus ornamentatus []
No picture found Idanthyrsus pennatus []	No picture found Idanthyrsus saxicavus [Stone-cave sandmason tubeworm]	No picture found Lygdamis asteriformis []
No picture found Lygdamis giardi [Giard's sabellarid worm]	No picture found Lygdamis indicus []	No picture found Lygdamis muratus []
No picture found Lygdamis nesiotus []	No picture found Lygdamis pechi []	No picture found Lygdamis rayrobertsi []
No picture found Lygdamis splendidus []	No picture found Mariansabellaria caribbea []	No picture found Neosabellaria cementarium [Cemented sandmason tubeworm]
No picture found Phalacostremma dorothyae []	No picture found Phalacostremma gloriaae []	No picture found Phalacostremma gwendolynae []
No picture found Phalacostremma perkinsi []	No picture found Phalacostremma tenera []	No picture found Phalacrostemma cidariophilum []
No picture found Phalacrostemma danieli []	No picture found Phalacrostemma profunda []	No picture found Phalacrostemma profundum []
No picture found Phalacrostemma tenue []	No picture found Phalacrostemma tenuis []	No picture found Phragmatopoma attenuata []
No picture found Phragmatopoma californica [Colonial sand tube worm]	No picture found Phragmatopoma caudata []	No picture found Phragmatopoma lapidosa []
No picture found Sabellaria alcocki []	No picture found Sabellaria alveolata [Honeycomb worm]	No picture found Sabellaria fauveli []
No picture found Sabellaria floridensis []	No picture found Sabellaria fosterae []	No picture found Sabellaria gracilis []
No picture found Sabellaria ishikawai []	No picture found Sabellaria monroi []	No picture found Sabellaria nanella []
No picture found Sabellaria spinulosa []	No picture found Sabellaria taurica []	No picture found Sabellaria vulgaris [Sand builder worm]
No picture found Sabellaria wilsoni []	No picture found Tetreres israeli []	No picture found Tetreres oscari []
No picture found Tetreres philippinensis []	No picture found Tetreres porrectus []	No picture found Tetreres robustus []
No picture found Tetreres varians []

55 Species of Family Sabellariidae
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Scientific Name	English Name	Distribution	Max. Length (cm)
Bathysabellaria neocaledoniensis		Western Central Pacific.
Bathysabellaria spinifera		Western Central Pacific.
Gesaia lanai		Western Central Atlantic
Idanthyrsus armatopsis		Eastern Pacific
Idanthyrsus armatus		Eastern Pacific and the A
Idanthyrsus cretus		Eastern Pacific
Idanthyrsus macropaleus		Eastern Pacific
Idanthyrsus mexicanus		Eastern Pacific
Idanthyrsus ornamentatus		Eastern Pacific
Idanthyrsus pennatus		Northwest Pacific
Idanthyrsus saxicavus	Stone-cave sandmason tubeworm	Eastern Pacific.
Lygdamis asteriformis		Western Central Atlantic
Lygdamis giardi	Giard's sabellarid worm	Western Pacific
Lygdamis indicus		Western Pacific and Weste
Lygdamis muratus		Mediterranean Sea.
Lygdamis nesiotus		Northwest Pacific
Lygdamis pechi		Western Central Atlantic
Lygdamis rayrobertsi		Western Central Atlantic
Lygdamis splendidus		Western Central Pacific.
Mariansabellaria caribbea		Western Central Atlantic
Neosabellaria cementarium	Cemented sandmason tubeworm	Pacific Ocean.
Phalacostremma dorothyae		Western Central Atlantic
Phalacostremma gloriaae		Western Central Atlantic
Phalacostremma gwendolynae		Western Central Atlantic
Phalacostremma perkinsi		Western Central Atlantic
Phalacostremma tenera		Western Central Atlantic
Phalacrostemma cidariophilum		Mediterranean Sea.
Phalacrostemma danieli		Western Central Atlantic.
Phalacrostemma profunda		Western Central Pacific.
Phalacrostemma profundum		Western Central Pacific.
Phalacrostemma tenue		Western Central Pacific.
Phalacrostemma tenuis		Western Central Pacific.
Phragmatopoma attenuata		Eastern Pacific
Phragmatopoma californica	Colonial sand tube worm	Western Central Atlantic	1.2 WD
Phragmatopoma caudata		Western Central Atlantic
Phragmatopoma lapidosa		Western Atlantic
Sabellaria alcocki		Indo-West Pacific and Nor
Sabellaria alveolata	Honeycomb worm	Eastern Atlantic and the
Sabellaria fauveli		Eastern Pacific
Sabellaria floridensis		Western Central Atlantic
Sabellaria fosterae		Western Central Atlantic
Sabellaria gracilis		Western Central Atlantic
Sabellaria ishikawai		Northwest Pacific
Sabellaria monroi		Western Indian Ocean
Sabellaria nanella		Western Central Atlantic
Sabellaria spinulosa		Indo-Pacific, Northeast A	0.25 WD
Sabellaria taurica		Mediterranean Sea.
Sabellaria vulgaris	Sand builder worm	Western Central Atlantic
Sabellaria wilsoni		Western Central Atlantic
Tetreres israeli		Western Central Atlantic
Tetreres oscari		Western Central Atlantic
Tetreres philippinensis		Indo-West Pacific
Tetreres porrectus		Northwest Pacific
Tetreres robustus		Western Central Pacific.
Tetreres varians		Western Central Atlantic

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