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Reefworm

Sabellaria vulgaris Verrill, 1873

Status not recordedworms

The reefworm (Sabellaria vulgaris) is a species in the family Sabellariidae, order Sabellida.

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Quick facts about the reefworm

Weight
Not recorded
Length
Not recorded
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 reefworm live?

Not recorded

Is the reefworm 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 reefworm classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumAnnelida
  3. classPolychaeta
  4. orderSabellida
  5. familySabellariidae
  6. genusSabellaria
  7. SpeciesSabellaria vulgaris Verrill, 1873

Synonyms Sabellaria falcigera, Sabellaria floridensis stephensoni, Sabellaria varians, Sabellaria vulgaris beaufortensis, Sabellaria vulgaris vulgaris

Other names and names in other languages (4)
  • Common feather-duster wormEnglish
  • Sand-builder wormEnglish
  • Gemeiner TrichterwurmGerman
  • Amerikanischer TrichterwurmGerman

Catalogue of Life

Relatives of the reefworm

Other species in the same genus Sabellaria.

Ross worm

Sabellaria spinulosa

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Common questions

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What kind of animal is the reefworm?

The reefworm (Sabellaria vulgaris) 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). Reefworm (Sabellaria vulgaris). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/reefworm

MLA

“Reefworm (Sabellaria vulgaris).” CreatureData, 2026, https://creaturedata.com/animals/reefworm.

BibTeX
@misc{reefworm_2026,
  title = {Reefworm (Sabellaria vulgaris)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/reefworm},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-14}
}