Sabella spallanzanii

Sabella spallanzanii
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Annelida
Clade:	Pleistoannelida
Clade:	Sedentaria
Order:	Sabellida
Family:	Sabellidae
Genus:	Sabella
Species:	S. spallanzanii
Binomial name
	Sabella spallanzanii; (Gmelin, 1791)
Synonyms
	Corallina tubularia-melitensis Ellis, 1755; Sabella penicillus Linnaeus, 1767; Serpula penicillus Linnaeus, 1758; Spirographis spallanzanii (Viviani, 1805); Tubularia spallanzanii Gmelin, 1791;

Sabella spallanzanii is a species of marine polychaete worms in the family Sabellidae. Common names include the Mediterranean fanworm, the feather duster worm, the European fan worm^[1] and the pencil worm.^[2] It is native to shallow waters in the northeastern Atlantic Ocean and the Mediterranean Sea. It has spread to various other parts of the world and is included on the Global Invasive Species Database maintained by the IUCN.^[3]

The species' name commemorates the 18th-century biologist Lazzaro Spallanzani.

^ ^a ^b ^c Fauchald K.; Bellan, G. (2013). "Sabella spallanzanii (Gmelin, 1791)". WoRMS. World Register of Marine Species. Retrieved 2014-03-25.
^ Branch, G.M.; Branch, M.L.; Griffiths, C.L.; Beckley, L.E. 2010. Two Oceans: a guide to the marine life of southern Africa ISBN 978-1-77007-772-0
^ Cite error: The named reference ISSC was invoked but never defined (see the help page).

[WoRMS-1] Fauchald K.; Bellan, G. (2013). "Sabella spallanzanii (Gmelin, 1791)". WoRMS. World Register of Marine Species. Retrieved 2014-03-25.

[Branch-2] Branch, G.M.; Branch, M.L.; Griffiths, C.L.; Beckley, L.E. 2010. Two Oceans: a guide to the marine life of southern Africa ISBN 978-1-77007-772-0

[ISSC-3] Cite error: The named reference ISSC was invoked but never defined (see the help page).

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