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  1. An occasionally gregarious segmented worm that builds tubes from sand or shell fragments. Found subtidally in exposed areas. Does not form reefs over most of its range being found mostly individually but may form thin crusts or large reefs up to several metres across and 60 cm high.
    Dependency: Independent.
    Environmental position: Epifaunal
    Is the species harmful?: No
    Physiographic preferences: Open coast, Offshore seabed
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    Sabellaria spinulosa formed reef structures have been identified as being of conservation importance and are therefore afforded protection within the UK's network of Marine Protected Areas (MPAs), qualifying as Annex I habitat according to the European Commission (CEC, 2007 ).
    Sabellaria spinulosa usually lives singly in a tube attached to the substrate over its entire length. In much of its range it does not forms reefs in the same way as the closely related honeycomb worm, Sabellaria alveolata. When the worms are crowded together the tubes may stand up vertically and form crusts or mounds several metres across.
    As well as confirming the presence of Sabellaria reef habitats, the study uncovered a new subtype of Sabellaria reef off the east coast of Aberdeenshire. Sabellaria spinulosa is a tube-dwelling marine polychaete, which can form extensive biogenic reef habitats.
    OSPAR 1 specifically defines S. spinulosa reef in mixed substrata habitats as “comprised variously of sand, gravel, pebble and cobble, the Sabellaria covers 30% or more of the substrata and needs to be sufficiently thick and persistent to support an associated epibiota community which is distinct from surrounding habitats.”
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  5. Frontiers | Feasibility of the Sabellarid Reef Habitat Restoration

  6. Marine Identification of Sabellaria spinulosa reef on the …

    WEBDec 2, 2020 · Sabellaria spinulosa is a tube-dwelling marine polychaete, which can form extensive biogenic reef habitats. The species favours …

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    • Advances in assessing Sabellaria spinulosa reefs for …

      WEBJul 12, 2018 · This article explores the feasibility of habitat mapping, using remote sensing datasets, as well as metrics for repeatable and suitable assessment of areas of Sabellaria spinulosa for their status as …

    • Sabellaria spinulosa - Wikipedia

    • Frontiers | Conservation Implications of Sabellaria …

      WEBWe showed that S. spinulosa persisted in the area for almost 2 years. Although the stability of individual patches remained unclear, we demonstrated that even patchy biogenic reefs may promote density and …

    • Sedimentological features of Sabellaria spinulosa biocontructions

    • The Status of Sabellaria spinulosa Reef off the Moray Firth and ...

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