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title: "Indian Feather Duster Worm"
description: "Sabellastarte spectabilis — Altri animali. Sabellastarte spectabilis is a species of benthic marine polychaete worm in the Sabellidae family."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/it/animal/indian-feather-duster-worm
last_updated: 2026-09-20
---

# Indian Feather Duster Worm

> Sabellastarte spectabilis — Altri animali. Sabellastarte spectabilis is a species of benthic marine polychaete worm in the Sabellidae family.

- Scientific name: *Sabellastarte spectabilis*
- Category: `other` (Altri animali)
- Habitats: `sea` (Mare e costa), `zoo` (Zoo e animali domestici)
- iNaturalist observations: 1216
- Wikidata: [Q2574613](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q2574613)
- iNaturalist taxon: [121980](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/121980)

## Names

- en: Indian Feather Duster Worm
- es: Gusano plumero tropical

## Countries with the most observations

MX (161), US (46), ID (23), TW (17), EG (14), SG (13), PH (10), TZ (10), TH (9), MV (6), NC (6), IN (5)

## Summary

Sabellastarte spectabilis is a species of benthic marine polychaete worm in the Sabellidae family. It is commonly known as the feather duster worm, feather duster or fan worm. It is native to tropical waters of the Indo-Pacific but has spread to other parts of the world. It is popular in aquariums because of its distinctive appearance and its ability to remove organic particles and improve water quality.
Polychaetes, or marine bristle worms, have elongated bodies divided into many segments. Each segment may bear setae (bristles) and parapodia (paddle-like appendages). Some species live freely, either swimming, crawling…

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

## Photo

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

Photo: Jean-Paul Boerekamps · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/91251989

## Machine access

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