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Bispira

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Bispira
Bispira brunnea, the social feather duster worm
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Bispira

Krøyer, 1856[1]
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Bispira is a genus of marine bristleworm in the family Sabellidae.[2] Its members were initially included in genus Sabella by Grube in 1851. In 1856, Krøyer described Bispira as a separate genus.[1] Members of Bispira are defined by spirally-coiled, equally-divided branchial lobes.[1]

Species

According to the World Register of Marine Species, Bispira contains 31 valid species:[3]

References

  1. ^ a b c Harriman Alaska Series: Enchytraeids. Smithsonian Institution. 1910. Bispira Kroyer.
  2. ^ Leslie Newman and Lester Robert Glen Cannon (2003). Marine Flatworms: The World of Polyclads. CSIRO Publishing. p. 8. ISBN 0643068295.
  3. ^ "Bispira". WoRMS. World Register of Marine Species. Retrieved 2018-12-20.