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Natal reef-worm

Idanthyrsus pennatus (Peters, 1854)

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The natal reef-worm (Idanthyrsus pennatus) is a species in the family Sabellariidae, order Sabellida.

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Quick facts about the natal reef-worm

Weight
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Length
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Lifespan
Not recorded
Main food
Not recorded
Habitat
Not recorded
Young per litter or clutch
Not recorded
Conservation status
Not recorded
Countries on record
Not recorded

Where does the natal reef-worm live?

Not recorded

Is the natal reef-worm endangered?

No conservation assessment is recorded for this species in our sources. That is not the same as being safe: it has not been matched to an assessment.

How is the natal reef-worm classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumAnnelida
  3. classPolychaeta
  4. orderSabellida
  5. familySabellariidae
  6. genusIdanthyrsus
  7. SpeciesIdanthyrsus pennatus (Peters, 1854)

Synonyms Cryptopomatus geayi, Pallasia pennata, Sabellaria pennata

Other names and names in other languages (1)
  • 彎尖羽帚毛蟲Chinese

Catalogue of Life

Relatives of the natal reef-worm

Other species in the same genus Idanthyrsus.

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Common questions

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What kind of animal is the natal reef-worm?

The natal reef-worm (Idanthyrsus pennatus) belongs to the family Sabellariidae in the order Sabellida.

Sources and how to cite this page

Data as of 2026-11-14. How this page is put together.

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APA

CreatureData. (2026). Natal reef-worm (Idanthyrsus pennatus). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/natal-reef-worm

MLA

“Natal reef-worm (Idanthyrsus pennatus).” CreatureData, 2026, https://creaturedata.com/animals/natal-reef-worm.

BibTeX
@misc{natal_reef_worm_2026,
  title = {Natal reef-worm (Idanthyrsus pennatus)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/natal-reef-worm},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-14}
}