BIOTIC Species Information for Sabellaria alveolata
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| Researched by | Angus Jackson | Data supplied by | MarLIN |
| Refereed by | Prof. S. J. Hawkins | ||
| Taxonomy | |||
| Scientific name | Sabellaria alveolata | Common name | Honeycomb worm |
| MCS Code | P1116 | Recent Synonyms | None |
| Phylum | Annelida | Subphylum | |
| Superclass | Class | Polychaeta | |
| Subclass | Order | Terebellida | |
| Suborder | Family | Sabellariidae | |
| Genus | Sabellaria | Species | alveolata |
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| Additional Information | At low densities tubes are attached to the substratum along the entire length but at greater densities competition for space results in the tubes overlapping and may cause the tubes to be built outwards, away from the substrate. Tube colour varies according to the colour of sand grains | ||
| Taxonomy References | Wilson, 1969, Wilson, 1929, Howson & Picton, 1997, Cunningham et al., 1984, Campbell, 1994, Gruet, 1985, | ||
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