Description
English: A photograph of a feather duster worm, Sabellastarte longa, taken in 10m of water in False Bay Cape Town using a housed Fuji camera
Date July 2011
Source Own work
Author Seascapeza https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/User:Seascapeza
Source: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Featherduster_worm9.jpg

Sabellastarte longa is a species of marine polychaete worms in the family Sabellidae. It is known as a feather-duster worm or a giant fanworm. These animals are found off the southern African coast from the Cape Peninsula in South Africa to Mozambique, as well as off Madagascar and Australia. They are found intertidally to at least 200m underwater. The majority of them is found surrounding Sydney, and Melbourne. Order: Sabellida, Family: Sabellidae.
Synonyms:
Dasychone odhneri Fauvel, 1921 (subjective synonym)
Sabella longa Kinberg, 1866 (objective synonym)