Peacock Worm
Sabella pavonina
This marine tubeworm lives in a soft, sandy tube on shallow coastal seabeds. It extends its colourful crown of feathery radioles to filter plankton and organic particles from the water. At the first sign of danger, it rapidly withdraws the crown deep inside its protective tube.
- Type
- Water
- Conservation status
- NE
Growth chain
- ?
- Peacock Worm