PRJNA670556
Sabella spallanzanii Raw sequence reads
Sabella spallanzanii (Gmelin, 1791) is a sabellids (feather duster worm), native to the Mediterranean where it forms aggregations in natural habitats and on man-made structures. The species is a highly invasive pest in Australia and New Zealand (Read et al. 2011). Since the first viable population was observed in Western Australia in 1965 (Clapin and Evans 1995), the worm has established along the southern coast of Australia (Murray and Keable 2013). As one of three taxa within Sabellida (Sabellidae, Serpulidae and Fabricius), Sabellidae is sister to Serpulidae (calcareous tube worms), whereas Sabellidae + Serpulidae clade grouped with Fabriciidae (Tilic et al. 2020a). Herein we aims to sequence and assemble the first mitochondrial genome for Sabellidae which represents the suspension feeder lineages in Sedentaria.