Olive
fanworm
awaiting
identification*
Family Sabellidae
updated
Oct 2016
Where
seen? This fanworm is sometimes seen in silty, sandy areas near seagrass meadows
on many of our shores.
Features: Fan 6-8cm in diameter.
Included in this page are those with a fan generally olive brown sometimes
with tinges of black. Often it has a rather 'untidy' look. Usually
found alone in sand.
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Tanah Merah, Oct 09
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Sometimes appears 'untidy'.
Changi, Jul 09
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Tanah Merah, Oct 09
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*Species
are difficult to positively identify without close examination.
On this website, they are grouped by external features for convenience
of display.
Olive
fanworms on Singapore shores |
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