Taxonomy
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Annelida
Class: Ploychaeta
Subclass: Sedentaria
Infraclass: Canalipalpata
Family: Sabellariidae
Genus: Sabellaria
Similar species: Sabellaria alveolata
Previously known as: Sabellaria falcigera, Sabellaria floridensis stephensoni,Sabellaria vulgaris beaufortensis
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Biological Information/Life History
| Growth Rate | N/A |
| Size | ~8 mm |
| Life span | N/A |
| Spawning Season | Early spring to late summer (Curtis 1978) |
| Sessile vs non sessile | Non sessile |
| Reproduction | Sexual |
| Age for reproduction | N/A |
| Number of offspring | N/A |
| Role in food chain | N/A |
| Dispersal Distance | N/A |
Environmental Tolerances
| Temperature Range | N/A |
| Salinity | N/A |
| Depth found at | intertidal to subtidal (Curtis 1978) |
Human Uses
None.
Fun Fact
Sabellaria vulgaris Verrill can be solitary or colonial (Wells 1970).
References
Chesapeake Bay Program. (2019). Bristle Worms. Retrieved from https://www.chesapeakebay.net/S=0/fieldguide/critter/bristle_worms
Curtis, L. A. (1978). Aspects of the Population Dynamics of the Polychaete Sabellaria vulgaris Verrill , in the Delaware Bay 1. 1(2), 73–84. Retrieved from https://link.springer.com/article/10.2307/1351595
Curtis, L. A. (1975). Distribution of Sabellaria vulgaris Verrill (Polychaeta: Sabellariidae) on a Sandflat in Delaware Bay. Chesapeake Science, 16(1), 14. https://doi.org/10.2307/1351079
Rees, C. (2019). Sand Grain Size Distribution in Tubes of Sabellaria vulgaris Verrill Author ( s ): Colin P . Rees Published by : Springer Stable URL : https://www.jstor.org/stable/1350579 REFERENCES Linked references are available on JSTOR for this article : You may need. Cheapeake Science, 17(1), 59–61. Retrieved from https://www.jstor.org/stable/1350579
Wells, H. W. (2006). Sabellaria Reef Masses in Delaware Bay. Chesapeake Science, 11(4), 258. https://doi.org/10.2307/1351102