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title: "Magnificent Feather Duster Worm"
description: "Sabellastarte magnifica — Other animals. Sabellastarte magnifica, the magnificent feather duster worm, is a species of marine polychaete worm in the Sabellidae family."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/animal/magnificent-feather-duster-worm
last_updated: 2026-09-20
---

# Magnificent Feather Duster Worm

> Sabellastarte magnifica — Other animals. Sabellastarte magnifica, the magnificent feather duster worm, is a species of marine polychaete worm in the Sabellidae family.

- Scientific name: *Sabellastarte magnifica*
- Category: `other` (Other animals)
- Habitats: `sea` (Sea & coast)
- iNaturalist observations: 1807
- Wikidata: [Q2508271](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q2508271)
- iNaturalist taxon: [131132](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/131132)

## Names

- en: Magnificent Feather Duster Worm
- es: Gusano plumero gigante
- fr: Sabelle magnifique

## Countries with the most observations

VI (198), PA (120), CW (107), PR (104), MQ (100), GP (88), HN (78), VG (62), JM (42), CU (40), BZ (39), AG (33)

## Summary

Sabellastarte magnifica, the magnificent feather duster worm, is a species of marine polychaete worm in the Sabellidae family. It can be found among sandy reefs in the Caribbean. It may be included in aquariums because of its distinctive appearance and its ability to remove organic particles and improve water quality.

Text: Wikipedia (en), CC BY-SA 4.0 — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sabellastarte_magnifica

## Photo

![Magnificent Feather Duster Worm](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/magnificent-feather-duster-worm/medium.jpg)

Photo: Zoltán Stekkelpak · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/145198164

## Machine access

`GET https://animalchecklist.com/api/v1/animals/magnificent-feather-duster-worm?lang=en` — see [openapi.json](https://animalchecklist.com/openapi.json).