Abstract
Sabellids (Sabellidae Latreille, 1825) are benthic annelids found in all marine and some brackish and fresh water environments. It is one of the largest polychaete families with 46 genera and around 500 described species. Traditionally, the family is divided in two monophyletic subfamilies, Fabriciinae Rioja, 1923 and Sabellinae Latreille, 1825, the latter much more diverse. Recently, stu…