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Sabella pavonina Savigny, 1820
The peacock worm (Sabella pavonina) is a marine polychaete worm belonging to the family Sabellidae. It occurs along the coasts of Western Europe and the Mediterranean. It is found in shallow, tidal waters with a bed of mud, sand or gravel.
The body can be yellowish-orange or greyish purple in colour and the crown is banded in various colours.
Synonymised names:
Sabella longibranchiata Quatrefages, 1866 (subjective synonym)
Sabella pavonia [auct. lapsus] (misspelling for pavonina)
Sabella pavonia bicoronata Hornell, 1891 (subjective synonym)
Sabella sarsi [auct. misspelling] (incorrect subsequent spelling)
Sabella sarsii Krøyer, 1856 (subjective synonym)
Scolopendra majore,tubularia Baster, 1760 (non-binominal name, and an annelid)
Spirographis brevispira Quatrefages, 1866 (subjective synonym)
Spirographis spallanzanii brevispira Quatrefages, 1866 (superseded combination of subjective synonym)
Direct children (1):
Subspecies Sabella pavonina abyssorum Roule, 1896
The peacock worm (Sabella pavonina) is a marine polychaete worm belonging to the family Sabellidae. It occurs along the coasts of Western Europe and the Mediterranean. It is found in shallow, tidal waters with a bed of mud, sand or gravel.
The body can be yellowish-orange or greyish purple in colour and the crown is banded in various colours.
Synonymised names:
Sabella longibranchiata Quatrefages, 1866 (subjective synonym)
Sabella pavonia [auct. lapsus] (misspelling for pavonina)
Sabella pavonia bicoronata Hornell, 1891 (subjective synonym)
Sabella sarsi [auct. misspelling] (incorrect subsequent spelling)
Sabella sarsii Krøyer, 1856 (subjective synonym)
Scolopendra majore,tubularia Baster, 1760 (non-binominal name, and an annelid)
Spirographis brevispira Quatrefages, 1866 (subjective synonym)
Spirographis spallanzanii brevispira Quatrefages, 1866 (superseded combination of subjective synonym)
Direct children (1):
Subspecies Sabella pavonina abyssorum Roule, 1896