''Bispira'' is a

genus Genus ( plural genera ) is a taxonomic rank used in the biological classification of living and fossil organisms as well as viruses. In the hierarchy of biological classification, genus comes above species and below family. In binomial n ...

of marine

bristleworm Polychaeta () is a paraphyletic class of generally marine annelid worms, commonly called bristle worms or polychaetes (). Each body segment has a pair of fleshy protrusions called parapodia that bear many bristles, called chaetae, which are made ...

in the family

Sabellidae Sabellidae, or feather duster worms, are a family of marine polychaete tube worms characterized by protruding feathery branchiae. Sabellids build tubes out of a tough, parchment-like exudate, strengthened with sand and bits of shell. Unlike t ...

. Its members were initially included in genus ''Sabella'' by Grube in 1851. In 1856, Krøyer described ''Bispira'' as a separate genus. Members of ''Bispira'' are defined by spirally-coiled, equally-divided branchial lobes.

Species

According to the

World Register of Marine Species The World Register of Marine Species (WoRMS) is a taxonomic database that aims to provide an authoritative and comprehensive list of names of marine organisms. Content The content of the registry is edited and maintained by scientific speciali ...

, ''Bispira'' contains 31 valid species: * ''

Bispira brunnea ''Bispira brunnea'', the social feather duster or cluster duster, is a species of marine bristleworm. They tend to live in groups of individuals, and are common off the Caribbean islands in southeast North America. The feather duster has one crow ...

'' (Treadwell, 1917) * '' Bispira crassicornis'' (Sars, 1851) * '' Bispira elegans'' (Bush, 1905) * '' Bispira fabricii'' (Krøyer, 1856) * '' Bispira guinensis'' (Augener, 1918) * '' Bispira klautae'' Costa-Paiva & Paiva, 2007 * '' Bispira manicata'' (Grube, 1878) * '' Bispira mariae'' Lo Bianco, 1893 * ''

Bispira melanostigma ''Bispira'' is a genus of marine bristleworm in the family Sabellidae. Its members were initially included in genus ''Sabella'' by Grube in 1851. In 1856, Krøyer described ''Bispira'' as a separate genus. Members of ''Bispira'' are defined by s ...

'' (Schmarda, 1861) * '' Bispira monroi'' (Hartman, 1961) * '' Bispira oatesiana'' (Benham, 1927) * ''

Bispira pacifica ''Bispira'' is a genus of marine bristleworm in the family Sabellidae. Its members were initially included in genus ''Sabella'' by Grube in 1851. In 1856, Krøyer described ''Bispira'' as a separate genus. Members of ''Bispira'' are defined by s ...

'' (Berkeley & Berkeley, 1954) * '' Bispira paraporifera'' Tovar-Hernandez & Salazar-Vallejo, 2006 * '' Bispira polyomma'' Giangrande & Faasse, 2012 * ''

Bispira porifera ''Bispira'' is a genus of marine bristleworm in the family Sabellidae. Its members were initially included in genus ''Sabella'' by Grube in 1851. In 1856, Krøyer described ''Bispira'' as a separate genus. Members of ''Bispira'' are defined by ...

'' (Grube, 1878) * ''

Bispira primaoculata ''Bispira'' is a genus of marine bristleworm in the family Sabellidae. Its members were initially included in genus ''Sabella'' by Grube in 1851. In 1856, Krøyer described ''Bispira'' as a separate genus. Members of ''Bispira'' are defined by ...

'' Cepeda & Lattig, 2017 * ''

Bispira secusolutus ''Bispira'' is a genus of marine bristleworm in the family Sabellidae. Its members were initially included in genus ''Sabella'' by Grube in 1851. In 1856, Krøyer described ''Bispira'' as a separate genus. Members of ''Bispira'' are defined by ...

'' (Hoagland, 1920) * ''

Bispira serrata ''Bispira'' is a genus of marine bristleworm in the family Sabellidae. Its members were initially included in genus ''Sabella'' by Grube in 1851. In 1856, Krøyer described ''Bispira'' as a separate genus. Members of ''Bispira'' are defined by ...

'' Capa, 2007 * ''

Bispira spirobranchia ''Bispira'' is a genus of marine bristleworm in the family Sabellidae. Its members were initially included in genus ''Sabella'' by Grube in 1851. In 1856, Krøyer described ''Bispira'' as a separate genus. Members of ''Bispira'' are defined by ...

'' (Zachs, 1933) * ''

Bispira tricyclia ''Bispira'' is a genus of marine bristleworm in the family Sabellidae. Its members were initially included in genus ''Sabella'' by Grube in 1851. In 1856, Krøyer described ''Bispira'' as a separate genus. Members of ''Bispira'' are defined by ...

'' (Schmarda, 1861) * ''

Bispira turneri ''Bispira'' is a genus of marine bristleworm in the family Sabellidae. Its members were initially included in genus ''Sabella'' by Grube in 1851. In 1856, Krøyer described ''Bispira'' as a separate genus. Members of ''Bispira'' are defined by ...

'' Hartman, 1969 * ''

Bispira viola ''Bispira'' is a genus of marine bristleworm in the family Sabellidae. Its members were initially included in genus ''Sabella'' by Grube in 1851. In 1856, Krøyer described ''Bispira'' as a separate genus. Members of ''Bispira'' are defined by ...

'' (Grube, 1863) * '' Bispira volutacornis'' (Montagu, 1804) * ''

Bispira wireni ''Bispira'' is a genus of marine bristleworm in the family Sabellidae. Its members were initially included in genus ''Sabella'' by Grube in 1851. In 1856, Krøyer described ''Bispira'' as a separate genus. Members of ''Bispira'' are defined by ...

'' (Johansson, 1922)

References

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