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Sabella Linnaeus, 1767

1050218  (urn:lsid:irmng.org:taxname:1050218)

  1. Biota
  2. Animalia (Kingdom)
  3. Annelida (Phylum)
  4. Polychaeta (Class)
  5. Sabellida (Order)
  6. Sabellidae (Family)
  7. Sabella (Genus)
accepted
Genus
Penicillus Lamarck, 1816 · unaccepted (pre-Linnaean name, subjective synonym)
Sabellata Quatrefages, 1850 · unaccepted (lapsus for Sabella)
Spirographis Viviani, 1805 · unaccepted (subjective synonym)

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  1. Species Sabella aberrans Augener, 1926
  2. Species Sabella aculeata Gmelin in Linnaeus, 1788
  3. Species Sabella amaeana Johnston, 1833
  4. Species Sabella ammonita Gmelin in Linnaeus, 1788
  5. Species Sabella arenaria Montagu, 1803
  6. Species Sabella armata Quatrefages, 1866
  7. Species Sabella arundinacea Gmelin in Linnaeus, 1788
  8. Species Sabella brevibarbis Grube, 1860
  9. Species Sabella brevicollaris Grube, 1859
  10. Species Sabella calamus Renier, 1847
  11. Species Sabella chloraema Williams, 1851
  12. Species Sabella cingulata Grube, 1870
  13. Species Sabella clavata Gmelin in Linnaeus, 1788
  14. Species Sabella compressa Montagu, 1803
  15. Species Sabella conica Gmelin in Linnaeus, 1788
  16. Species Sabella corticalis Gmelin in Linnaeus, 1788
  17. Species Sabella crassicornis Sars, 1851
  18. Species Sabella crispa Krøyer, 1856
  19. Species Sabella cucullus Quatrefages, 1866
  20. Species Sabella curta Montagu, 1803
  21. Species Sabella denudata Delle Chiaje, 1841
  22. Species Sabella dimidiata Gmelin in Linnaeus, 1788
  23. Species Sabella discifera Grube, 1874
  24. Species Sabella fallax Quatrefages, 1866
  25. Species Sabella fidelia Krøyer, 1856
  26. Species Sabella filialghifera Chiereghini in Siebold, 1850
  27. Species Sabella fixa Gmelin in Linnaeus, 1788
  28. Species Sabella flabellata Savigny in Grube, 1850
  29. Species Sabella fragilis Grube, 1863
  30. Species Sabella fullo Grube, 1878
  31. Species Sabella fusca Grube, 1870
  32. Species Sabella gracilis Grube, 1840
  33. Species Sabella grossa Baird, 1865
  34. Species Sabella helicina Gmelin in Linnaeus, 1788
  35. Species Sabella hospita Williams, 1859
  36. Species Sabella hystricis McIntosh, 1916
  37. Species Sabella imberbis Grube, 1863
  38. Species Sabella indica Savigny in Lamarck, 1818
  39. Species Sabella intermedia Quatrefages, 1866
  40. Species Sabella judica Savigny, 1822
  41. Species Sabella kroyeri Quatrefages, 1866
  42. Species Sabella lamyi Gravier, 1906
  43. Species Sabella latisetosa Grube, 1840
  44. Species Sabella longa Kinberg, 1866
  45. Species Sabella marsupialis Gmelin in Linnaeus, 1788
  46. Species Sabella media (Bush, 1905)
  47. Species Sabella melanochlora Schmarda, 1861
  48. Species Sabella melanostigma Schmarda, 1861
  49. Species Sabella membranacea Renier, 1804
  50. Species Sabella monophthalma Augener, 1922
  51. Species Sabella mossambica Peters, 1854
  52. Species Sabella muelleri Krøyer, 1856
  53. Species Sabella neapolitana Iroso, 1921
  54. Species Sabella negate Bosc in Quatrefages, 1866
  55. Species Sabella nigra Gmelin in Linnaeus, 1788
  56. Species Sabella nigromaculata Baird, 1865
  57. Species Sabella norwegica Gmelin in Linnaeus, 1788
  58. Species Sabella nuda Wagner, 1832
  59. Species Sabella nudicollis Krøyer, 1856
  60. Species Sabella oatesiana Benham, 1927
  61. Species Sabella occidentalis Baird, 1865
  62. Species Sabella oligopthalmos Grube, 1878
  63. Species Sabella pacifici Grube, 1859
  64. Species Sabella penicillus Linnaeus, 1767
  65. Species Sabella porifera Grube, 1878
  66. Species Sabella pottaei Quatrefages, 1866
  67. Species Sabella pottoei Quatrefages, 1866
  68. Species Sabella pumilio Krøyer, 1856
  69. Species Sabella punctulata Haswell, 1884
  70. Species Sabella pusilla Johansson, 1922
  71. Species Sabella ramosa Olivi, 1792
  72. Species Sabella rectangula Gmelin in Linnaeus, 1788
  73. Species Sabella ringens Linnaeus, 1767
  74. Species Sabella rudis Pennant, 1777
  75. Species Sabella sabulosa Gmelin in Linnaeus, 1788
  76. Species Sabella samoensis Grube, 1870
  77. Species Sabella sarsi Krøyer, 1856
  78. Species Sabella scabra Linnaeus, 1767
  79. Species Sabella scoparia Grube, 1870
  80. Species Sabella scruposa Linnaeus, 1767
  81. Species Sabella secusolutus Hoagland, 1920
  82. Species Sabella setiformis Montagu, 1803
  83. Species Sabella simplex Grube, 1870
  84. Species Sabella sosias Krøyer, 1856
  85. Species Sabella southerni McIntosh, 1916
  86. Species Sabella spallanzanii (Viviani, 1805)
  87. Species Sabella spallanzanii (Gmelin, 1791)
  88. Species Sabella spirobranchia Zachs, 1933
  89. Species Sabella stagnalis Gmelin in Linnaeus, 1788
  90. Species Sabella subcylindrica Montagu, 1803
  91. Species Sabella teredula Chiereghini in Siebold, 1850
  92. Species Sabella tricolor Grube, 1878
  93. Species Sabella trigona Chiereghini in Siebold, 1850
  94. Species Sabella uncinata Gmelin in Linnaeus, 1788
  95. Species Sabella unispira Cuvier, 1816
  96. Species Sabella variabilis Langerhans, 1884
  97. Species Sabella variegata Krøyer, 1856
  98. Species Sabella vegetabilis Gmelin in Linnaeus, 1788
  99. Species Sabella velata Haswell, 1884
  100. Species Sabella ventilabrum Savigny in Lamarck, 1818
  101. Species Sabella verticillata Quatrefages, 1866
  102. Species Sabella wireni Johansson, 1922
  103. Species Sabella zonalis Stimpson, 1854
  104. Species Sabella acrophthalmos Grube, 1878 accepted as Megalomma acrophthalmos (Grube, 1878)
  105. Species Sabella aggregata Chiereghini in Siebold, 1850 accepted as Hydroides pseudouncinatus Zibrowius, 1968
  106. Species Sabella alba Treadwell, 1917 accepted as Hypsicomus torquatus (Grube, 1877)
  107. Species Sabella albicans Johansson, 1922 accepted as Parasabella albicans (Johansson, 1922)
  108. Species Sabella alticollis Grube, 1868 accepted as Hypsicomus phaeotaenia (Schmarda, 1861)
  109. Species Sabella alveolaria Dalyell, 1853 accepted as Sabellaria alveolata (Linnaeus, 1767)
  110. Species Sabella alveolata Linnaeus, 1767 accepted as Sabellaria alveolata (Linnaeus, 1767)
  111. Species Sabella analis Krøyer, 1856 accepted as Euchone analis (Kröyer, 1865)
  112. Species Sabella arenilega Quatrefages, 1866 accepted as Branchiomma vesiculosum (Montagu, 1815) accepted as Megalomma vesiculosum (Montagu, 1815)
  113. Species Sabella aspera Krøyer, 1856 accepted as Pseudopotamilla reniformis (Bruguière, 1789) accepted as Potamilla reniformis (Leuckart)
  114. Species Sabella aspersa Krøyer, 1856 accepted as Pseudopotamilla reniformis (Bruguière, 1789) accepted as Potamilla reniformis (Leuckart)
  115. Species Sabella assimilis McIntosh, 1885 accepted as Sabellastarte assimilis (McIntosh, 1885)
  116. Species Sabella aulaconota Marenzeller, 1884 accepted as Parasabella aulaconota (Marenzeller, 1884)
  117. Species Sabella bahamensis Augener, 1922 accepted as Bispira brunnea (Treadwell, 1917)
  118. Species Sabella belgica Gmelin in Linnaeus, 1788 accepted as Pectinaria belgica (Pallas, 1766) sensu Malmgren, 1866
  119. Species Sabella bipunctata Baird, 1865 accepted as Sabella melanostigma Schmarda, 1861
  120. Species Sabella bispiralis Cuvier, 1829 accepted as Bispira volutacornis (Montagu, 1804)
  121. Species Sabella boholensis Grube, 1878 accepted as Branchiomma boholensis (Grube, 1878)
  122. Species Sabella brachychona Claparède, 1870 accepted as Demonax brachychona (Claparède, 1870) accepted as Demonax branchyona (Claparede, 1870)
  123. Species Sabella breviberbis Langerhans, 1881 accepted as Potamilla neglecta (Sars, 1851)
  124. Species Sabella brevicomata Ehlers, 1905 accepted as Eudistylia brevicomata (Ehlers, 1905)
  125. Species Sabella candela Grube, 1863 accepted as Jasmineira candela (Grube, 1863)
  126. Species Sabella capensis Gmelin in Linnaeus, 1788 accepted as Pectinaria capensis (Pallas, 1766)
  127. Species Sabella carnea Johnston, 1846 accepted as Branchiomma argus (Sars, 1862)
  128. Species Sabella cerasina Grube, 1870 accepted as Pseudopotamilla cerasina (Grube, 1870)
  129. Species Sabella ceratodaula Schmarda, 1861 accepted as Potamilla ceratodaula (Schmarda, 1861)
  130. Species Sabella ceratodaula (Schmarda, 1861) accepted as Pseudobranchiomma ceratodaula (Schmarda, 1861)
  131. Species Sabella chrysodon Linnaeus, 1767 accepted as Pectinaria capensis (Pallas, 1766)
  132. Species Sabella columbi Kinberg, 1867 accepted as Parasabella columbi (Kingberg, 1867)
  133. Species Sabella columbiana Cameron, 1915 accepted as Eudistylia vancouveri (Kinberg, 1866)
  134. Species Sabella conchilega Montagu, 1818 accepted as Thelepus cincinnatus (Fabricius, 1780)
  135. Species Sabella cornuta Kinberg, 1866 accepted as Bispira melanostigma (Schmarda, 1861)
  136. Species Sabella costulata Grube, 1877 accepted as Chone costulata (Grube, 1877)
  137. Species Sabella elegans Bush, 1905 accepted as Bispira elegans (Bush, 1905)
  138. Species Sabella euplacana Wagner in McIntosh, 1923 accepted as Hydroides norvegicus Gunnerus, 1768
  139. Species Sabella euplaeana Delle Chiaje, 1822 accepted as Hydroides pseudouncinatus Zibrowius, 1968
  140. Species Sabella fabricii Krøyer, 1856 accepted as Bispira fabricii (Krøyer, 1856)
  141. Species Sabella fernandezensis Augener, 1922 accepted as Parasabella fernandezensis (Augener, 1922)
  142. Species Sabella flecata (Hoagland, 1919) accepted as Parasabella flecata Hoagland, 1919
  143. Species Sabella foliifera Kinberg, 1866 accepted as Branchiomma violacea (Schmarda, 1861)
  144. Species Sabella formosa Bush, 1905 accepted as Bispira elegans (Bush, 1905)
  145. Species Sabella fuscotaeniata Grube, 1874 accepted as Hypsicomus phaeotaenia (Schmarda, 1861)
  146. Species Sabella gelatinosa Renier, 1804 accepted as Myxicola infundibulum (Montagu, 1808)
  147. Species Sabella gracillima Kinberg, 1866 accepted as Spirographis spallanzanii (Viviani, 1805)
  148. Species Sabella graeca (Brullé, 1836) accepted as Protula intestinum (Lamarck, 1818)
  149. Species Sabella grandis Baird, 1865 accepted as Pseudobranchiomma grandis (Baird, 1865)
  150. Species Sabella grandis Cuvier in Quatrefages, 1866 accepted as Sabellastarte indica (Savigny, 1822)
  151. Species Sabella granulata Linnaeus, 1767 accepted as Cistenides granulata (Linnaeus, 1767)
  152. Species Sabella guinensis Augener, 1918 accepted as Bispira guinensis (Augener, 1918)
  153. Species Sabella havaica Kinberg, 1866 accepted as Branchiomma cingulata (Grube, 1870)
  154. Species Sabella humilis Bush, 1905 accepted as Bispira elegans (Bush, 1905)
  155. Species Sabella indica Savigny, 1822 accepted as Sabellastarte spectabilis (Grube, 1878)
  156. Species Sabella indica Gmelin in Linnaeus, 1788 accepted as Pectinaria capensis (Pallas, 1766)
  157. Species Sabella infarcata [auctt] accepted as Branchiomma infarctum (Krøyer, 1856)
  158. Species Sabella infarcta Krøyer, 1856 accepted as Branchiomma infarctum (Krøyer, 1856)
  159. Species Sabella jamaicensis (Augener, 1924) accepted as Parasabella jamaicensis Augener, 1924
  160. Species Sabella japonica Moore & Bush, 1904 accepted as Parasabella japonica (Moore & Bush, 1904)
  161. Species Sabella kroeyeri Quatrefages, 1866 accepted as Branchiomma vesiculosum (Montagu, 1815) accepted as Megalomma vesiculosum (Montagu, 1815)
  162. Species Sabella lanigera Grube, 1846 accepted as Megalomma lanigera (Grube, 1846)
  163. Species Sabella leptalea Bush, 1905 accepted as Bispira elegans (Bush, 1905)
  164. Species Sabella lingua Krøyer, 1856 accepted as Sabellastarte magnifica (Shaw, 1800)
  165. Species Sabella longibranchiata Quatrefages, 1866 accepted as Sabella pavonina Savigny, 1822 accepted as Sabella penicillus Linnaeus, 1767
  166. Species Sabella luctuosa Grube, 1870 accepted as Branchiomma luctuosum (Grube, 1870)
  167. Species Sabella lucullana Delle Chiaje, 1828 accepted as Branchiomma lucullanum (Delle Chiaje, 1828)
  168. Species Sabella lumbricalis Fabricius, 1780 accepted as Nicomache lumbricalis (Fabricius, 1780)
  169. Species Sabella luxuriosa Grube, 1846 accepted as Branchiomma natalensis (Kinberg, 1866)
  170. Species Sabella lynceus Krøyer, 1856 accepted as Branchiomma nigromaculatum (Baird, 1865)
  171. Species Sabella maculata accepted as Sabella media (Bush, 1905)
  172. Species Sabella magalhaensis Kinberg, 1867 accepted as Perkinsiana magalhaensis (Kinberg, 1867)
  173. Species Sabella manicata Grube, 1878 accepted as Bispira manicata (Grube, 1878)
  174. Species Sabella melania Schmarda, 1861 accepted as Sabellastarte magnifica (Shaw, 1800)
  175. Species Sabella microphthalma Verrill, 1873 accepted as Demonax microphthalmus (Verrill, 1873)
  176. Species Sabella modesta Quatrefages, 1866 accepted as Megalomma modestum (Quatrefages, 1866)
  177. Species Sabella murrayi McIntosh, 1916 accepted as Potamethus murrayi (McIntosh, 1916)
  178. Species Sabella natalensis Kinberg, 1866 accepted as Branchiomma natalensis (Kinberg, 1866)
  179. Species Sabella neglecta Sars, 1851 accepted as Potamilla neglecta (Sars, 1851)
  180. Species Sabella nordenskioldi McIntosh, 1916 accepted as Sabella crassicornis Sars, 1851
  181. Species Sabella notata Grube, 1878 accepted as Sabellastarte indica (Savigny, 1822)
  182. Species Sabella octocirrata Sars, 1835 accepted as Sabellides octocirrata (M. Sars, 1835)
  183. Species Sabella oculata Krøyer, 1856 accepted as Pseudopotamilla reniformis (Bruguière, 1789) accepted as Potamilla reniformis (Leuckart)
  184. Species Sabella oculifera Leidy, 1855 accepted as Pseudopotamilla oculifera (Leidy, 1855)
  185. Species Sabella oligophthalmos Grube, 1878 accepted as Potamilla oligophthalmos (Grube, 1878)
  186. Species Sabella pacifica Fewkes, 1889 accepted as Dodecaceria fewkesi Berkeley & Berkeley, 1954
  187. Species Sabella palmata Quatrefages, 1866 accepted as Stylomma palmatum (Quatrefages, 1866)
  188. Species Sabella papillosa Sars, 1851 accepted as Euchone papillosa (Sars, 1851)
  189. Species Sabella paucibranchiata Krøyer, 1856 accepted as Chone paucibranchiata (Krøyer, 1856)
  190. Species Sabella paulina Grube, 1867 accepted as Potamilla paulina (Grube, 1868)
  191. Species Sabella pavonia Malmgren, 1866 accepted as Sabella pavonina Savigny, 1822 accepted as Sabella penicillus Linnaeus, 1767
  192. Species Sabella pavonina Savigny, 1822 accepted as Sabella penicillus Linnaeus, 1767
  193. Species Sabella pectoralis Quatrefages, 1866 accepted as Sabellastarte indica (Savigny, 1822)
  194. Species Sabella phaeotaenia Schmarda, 1861 accepted as Hypsicomus phaeotaenia (Schmarda, 1861)
  195. Species Sabella picta Verrill, 1885 accepted as Chone picta (Verrill, 1885)
  196. Species Sabella picta Krøyer, 1856 accepted as Bispira crassicornis (Sars, 1851)
  197. Species Sabella polyophthalmos Grube, 1878 accepted as Potamilla polyophthalmos (Grube, 1878)
  198. Species Sabella polyzonos Grube, 1863 accepted as Branchiomma bombyx (Dalyell, 1853)
  199. Species Sabella protula Cuvier, 1830 accepted as Protula intestinum (Lamarck, 1818)
  200. Species Sabella punctulala accepted as Sabella punctulata Haswell, 1884
  201. Species Sabella pyrrhogaster Grube, 1878 accepted as Hypsicomus phaeotaenia (Schmarda, 1861)
  202. Species Sabella reniformis Leuckart, 1849 accepted as Pseudopotamilla reniformis (Bruguière, 1789) accepted as Potamilla reniformis (Leuckart)
  203. Species Sabella rigida Krøyer, 1856 (unaccepted)
  204. Species Sabella rubra Langerhans, 1881 (unaccepted)
  205. Species Sabella rubripunctata Grube, 1846 (unaccepted)
  206. Species Sabella rufovittata Grube, 1881 (unaccepted)
  207. Species Sabella sarsii Krøyer, 1856 (unaccepted)
  208. Species Sabella savignyii Johnston, 1865 (unaccepted)
  209. Species Sabella saxicava Quatrefages, 1866 (unaccepted)
  210. Species Sabella saxicola Grube, 1861 (unaccepted)
  211. Species Sabella serratibranchis Grube, 1878 (unaccepted)
  212. Species Sabella spectabilis Grube, 1878 (unaccepted)
  213. Species Sabella spetsbergensis Malmgren, 1866 (unaccepted)
  214. Species Sabella splendida Kinberg, 1866 (unaccepted)
  215. Species Sabella stichophthalmos Grube, 1863 (unaccepted)
  216. Species Sabella suavis Grube, 1878 (unaccepted)
  217. Species Sabella sulcata Ehlers, 1897 (unaccepted)
  218. Species Sabella tenuicollaris Grube, 1870 (unaccepted)
  219. Species Sabella tenuissima Krøyer, 1856 (unaccepted)
  220. Species Sabella tenuitorques Grube, 1878 (unaccepted)
  221. Species Sabella terebelloides Quatrefages, 1866 (unaccepted)
  222. Species Sabella thoracica Krøyer, 1856 (unaccepted)
  223. Species Sabella tilosaula Schmarda, 1861 (unaccepted)
  224. Species Sabella torquata Grube, 1877 (unaccepted)
  225. Species Sabella tricyclia Schmarda, 1861 (unaccepted)
  226. Species Sabella tuberculosa Krøyer, 1856 (unaccepted)
  227. Species Sabella tubiformis Pennant, 1777 (unaccepted)
  228. Species Sabella vancouveri Kinberg, 1866 (unaccepted)
  229. Species Sabella villosa Quatrefages, 1866 (unaccepted)
  230. Species Sabella villosa Cuvier, 1830 (unaccepted)
  231. Species Sabella viola Grube, 1863 (unaccepted)
  232. Species Sabella violacea Schmarda, 1861 (unaccepted)
  233. Species Sabella viridis McIntosh, 1874 (unaccepted)
  234. Species Sabella viridis Milne Edwards in Quatrefages, 1866 (unaccepted)
  235. Species Sabella zebuensis McIntosh, 1885 (unaccepted)
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
recent only
Linnaeus, C. (1767). Systema naturae per regna tria naturae: secundum classes, ordines, genera, species, cum characteribus, differentiis, synonymis, locis. Ed. 12. 1., Regnum Animale. 1 & 2. [The system of nature through the three kingdoms of nature: according to classes, orders, genera, species, with characters, differences, synonyms, places. Ed. 12. 1., Animal Kingdom. 1 & 2]. Holmiae [Stockholm], Laurentii Salvii. , available online at http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/83650#5
page(s): 1268 [details] 
IRMNG (2022). Sabella Linnaeus, 1767. Accessed at: https://www.irmng.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1050218 on 2025-09-15
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2006-12-12 23:00:00Z
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Rees, Tony
2011-12-31 23:00:00Z
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Wilson, Robin
2016-11-22 11:10:04Z
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original description Linnaeus, C. (1767). Systema naturae per regna tria naturae: secundum classes, ordines, genera, species, cum characteribus, differentiis, synonymis, locis. Ed. 12. 1., Regnum Animale. 1 & 2. [The system of nature through the three kingdoms of nature: according to classes, orders, genera, species, with characters, differences, synonyms, places. Ed. 12. 1., Animal Kingdom. 1 & 2]. Holmiae [Stockholm], Laurentii Salvii. , available online at http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/83650#5
page(s): 1268 [details] 

basis of record Neave, S. A. and successors. (1939-2004). Nomenclator Zoologicus, vols. 1-10 online. [developed by uBio, hosted online at MBLWHOI Library]. Previously at http://ubio.org/NomenclatorZoologicus/ (URL no longer current). , available online at https://insecta.bio.spbu.ru/z/nomenclator_zoologicus_PDF.htm [details] 

basis of record SN2000/Hartmann-Schröder, 1996 [details] 

verified source for family WoRMS (Mar 2013) [details] 

name verified source Neave, S. A. and successors. (1939-2004). Nomenclator Zoologicus, vols. 1-10 online. [developed by uBio, hosted online at MBLWHOI Library]. Previously at http://ubio.org/NomenclatorZoologicus/ (URL no longer current). , available online at https://insecta.bio.spbu.ru/z/nomenclator_zoologicus_PDF.htm [details] 

current name source WoRMS (Mar 2013) [details] 

current name source CoL 2006 [details] 

extant flag source SN2000/Hartmann-Schröder, 1996 [details] 

habitat flag source Wilson et al 2003 [details] 

original description (of Spirographis Viviani, 1805) Phosph. maris
page(s): 14 [details] 

original description (of Sabellata Quatrefages, 1850) Ann. Sci. Nat. Paris, Zool., (3) 14
page(s): 369 [details] 

original description (of Spirographa Bosc, 1819) N. Dict., ed. 2, 32
page(s): 51 [details] 
To WoRMS 
To WoRMS (from synonym Spirographis Viviani, 1805)
To WoRMS (from synonym Sabellata Quatrefages, 1850)
To WoRMS (from synonym Penicillus Lamarck, 1816)
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