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Sabella spallanzanii
Grow from 10 cm to about 40 cm in length and are usually larger in deep water. Fan worm is a filter feeder and feeds on bacteria, zooplankton, phytoplankton.
Native to shallow waters in the northeastern Atlantic Ocean and the Mediterranean Sea.
Out of its native range it is considered invasive specie.
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Thanks António :)
Congrats Marek,for another SOTD,beautiful spotting
Congratulations Marek. Nice pic.
Congratulation Marek, this fantastic fanworm is our Spotting of the Day!
"Look right into a Mediterranean fanworm (Sabella spallanzani) in our Spotting of the Day! Fanworms (family Sabellidae) have a spiral-shaped crown of feeding appendages which project from their tubes and are used for filter feeding".
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Thank you Christinne
Fantastic shots!