Animalia > Annelida > Polychaeta > Sabellida > Sabellariidae > Sabellaria > Sabellaria alveolataSabellaria alveolata (zandkokerworm; Sandkoralle; honeycomb worm; hermelle)Synonyms: Alveolaria arenosa; Amphitrite ostrearia; Hermella alveolata; Hermella ascolata; Hermella crassissima; Hermella ostrearia; Hermella rissoi; Hermella savignyi; Sabella alveolaria; Sabella alveolata; Sabellaria anglica; Sabellaria crassisima; Sabellaria uncinata; Tubipora arenosa; Tubipora arenosa anglica Sabellaria alveolata, (also known as the honeycomb worm), is a reef-forming polychaete. It is distributed around the Mediterranean Sea, and from the north Atlantic Ocean to south Morocco. It is also found in the British Isles at its northern limit in the northeast Atlantic. Its common name is derived from the honeycomb-like pattern it creates when building its tube reefs. |
Name |
IUCN Category |
Area acres |
Location |
Species |
Website |
Climate |
Land Use |
Berwickshire and North Northumberland Coast |
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160731 |
England/Scotland, United Kingdom |
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Braunton Burrows |
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3328 |
England, United Kingdom |
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Cardigan Bay/ Bae Ceredigion |
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236876 |
Wales, United Kingdom |
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Carmarthen Bay and Estuaries/ Bae Caerfyrddin ac Aberoedd |
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163340 |
Wales, United Kingdom |
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Drigg Coast |
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3453 |
England, United Kingdom |
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Flamborough Head |
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15597 |
England, United Kingdom |
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Isle of Portland to Studland Cliffs |
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3577 |
England, United Kingdom |
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Isles of Scilly Complex |
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66350 |
England, United Kingdom |
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Kenfig/ Cynffig |
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2945 |
Wales, United Kingdom |
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Limestone Coast of South West Wales/ Arfordir Calchfaen de Orllewin Cymru |
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3940 |
Wales, United Kingdom |
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Luce Bay and Sands |
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120487 |
Scotland, United Kingdom |
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Lyme Bay and Torbay |
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77215 |
England, United Kingdom |
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Morecambe Bay |
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151985 |
England, United Kingdom |
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North Pembrokeshire Woodlands/ Coedydd Gogledd Sir Benfro |
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780 |
Wales, United Kingdom |
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Pembrokeshire Marine/ Sir Benfro Forol |
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341177 |
Wales, United Kingdom |
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Pen Llyn a`r Sarnau/ Lleyn Peninsula and the Sarnau |
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360832 |
Wales, United Kingdom |
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Severn Estuary/ Môr Hafren |
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182155 |
England/Wales, United Kingdom |
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Sidmouth to West Bay |
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2217 |
England, United Kingdom |
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Solway Firth |
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107829 |
England/Scotland, United Kingdom |
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Start Point to Plymouth Sound & Eddystone |
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84204 |
England, United Kingdom |
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Thanet Coast |
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6928 |
England, United Kingdom |
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Tintagel–Marsland–Clovelly Coast |
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6004 |
England, United Kingdom |
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Y Fenai a Bae Conwy/ Menai Strait and Conwy Bay |
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65440 |
Wales, United Kingdom |
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Species taxanomy provided by GBIF Secretariat (2022). GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset https://doi.org/10.15468/39omei accessed via GBIF.org on 2023-06-13; License: CC BY 4.0
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