Bispira | |
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Bispira brunnea, the social feather duster worm | |
Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Annelida |
Clade: | Pleistoannelida |
Clade: | Sedentaria |
Order: | Sabellida |
Family: | Sabellidae |
Subfamily: | Sabellinae |
Genus: |
Bispira Krøyer, 1856 [1] |
Species | |
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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]
According to the World Register of Marine Species, Bispira contains 31 valid species: [3]
Bispira Kroyer.