Marine Feather Duster

Feather duster worms are members of the phylum annelida the segmented worms which includes the common earthworm. Fan worms are not only beautiful additions to a reef aquarium but are also efficient filter feeders that play an important role in a properly balanced reef system. Sabellidae can be found in subtidal habitats around the world.

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The worm lives inside this protective tube.

Marine feather duster. These fan worms don t have a face and eyes but they are able to detect changes in the light and use that light sensitivity to protect them from predators. The feathery crown that gives the feather duster worm its name is a specialized part of its body that is used to trap plankton and move them to its mouth. The polychaetes literally many hairs have segmented bodies and each segment bears two or more appendages called parapodia.

The feather dusters belong to the class polychaeta one of the four classes of annelids. However these bizarre creatures are frequently misunderstood and perhaps ironically increasingly high tech developments in the hobby have made many aquaria unsuitable for them. They need to be in an aquarium that has a very evident green tint when viewed from a couple of feet away.

Due to their feathery appendages these worms are also known as feather duster worms. They most often live in green or turbid water with a lot of phytoplankton floating in it. The feather duster sabellastarte giganteus also known as the fan worm is a marine segmented worm that attaches its calcium carbonate tube to a rocky or sandy substrate by its base.

These large feather dusters are not generally animals from clear water areas. Fan worms are marine segmented worms that are sessile attached to rocks or sand by their base. Sabellidae or feather duster worms are a family of marine polychaete tube worms characterized by protruding feathery branchiae sabellids build tubes out of a tough parchment like exudate strengthened with sand and bits of shell unlike the other sabellids the genus glomerula secretes a tube of calcium carbonate instead.

Fanworms and feather dusters are among some of the most beautiful marine aquarium inhabitants.