''Bispira'' is a

genus Genus (; : genera ) is a taxonomic rank above species and below family (taxonomy), family as used in the biological classification of extant taxon, living and fossil organisms as well as Virus classification#ICTV classification, viruses. In bino ...

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 ma ...

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 th ...

. 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 catalogue and list of names of marine organisms. Content The content of the registry is edited and maintained by scien ...

, ''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 cro ...

'' (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 ''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 ...

'' 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 ''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 ...

'' (Hartman, 1961) * ''

Bispira oatesiana ''Bispira'' is a genus of marine polychaete, bristleworm in the family Sabellidae. Its members were initially included in genus Sabella (annelid), ''Sabella'' by Grube in 1851. In 1856, Krøyer described ''Bispira'' as a separate genus. Members o ...

'' (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 ''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 ...

'' Tovar-Hernandez & Salazar-Vallejo, 2006 * ''

Bispira polyomma ''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 ...

'' 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 s ...

'' (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 s ...

'' 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 s ...

'' (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 s ...

'' Capa, 2007 * '' Bispira spirobranchia'' (Zachs, 1933) * '' Bispira tricyclia'' (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 s ...

'' Hartman, 1969 * '' Bispira viola'' (Grube, 1863) * ''

Bispira volutacornis ''Bispira volutacornis'', sometimes known by the common names twin fan worm or spiral fan worm, is a type of tube worm found in the shallow sublittoral zone of the eastern Atlantic Ocean. ''Bispira volutacornis'' has a parchment-like tube with a ...

'' (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 s ...

'' (Johansson, 1922)

References

Sabellida Annelid genera {{annelid-stub