''Flabelligera'' is a genus of

polychaete 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 ...

s in the family

Flabelligeridae Flabelligeridae is a family of polychaete worms, known as bristle-cage worms, notable for their cephalic cage: long slender chaetae forming a fan-like arrangement surrounding the eversible (able to be turned inside-out) head. Unlike many polychae ...

. Species are common around the world, in both temperate and cold waters. ''Flabelligera'' species have long, club-like

papillae Papilla (Latin, 'nipple') or papillae may refer to: In animals * Papilla (fish anatomy), in the mouth of fish * Basilar papilla, a sensory organ of lizards, amphibians and fish * Dental papilla, in a developing tooth * Dermal papillae, part of ...

, which are encased in a smooth mucus sheath. They also have a distinct cephalic cage (a fan-like arrangement of

chaeta A chaeta or cheta (from Greek χαίτη “crest, mane, flowing hair"; plural: chaetae) is a chitinous bristle or seta found in annelid worms, (although the term is also frequently used to describe similar structures in other invertebrates such ...

e around the head), and hooked neurochaeatae (ventral chaetae) which they use to hold onto rocks. Flabelligera species are preyed on by a number of fish. They are most often found in waters with a temperature between 6.3 and 12.9 °C.

Species list

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Flabelligera affinis ''Flabelligera'' is a genus of polychaetes in the family Flabelligeridae. Species are common around the world, in both temperate and cold waters. ''Flabelligera'' species have long, club-like papillae, which are encased in a smooth mucus sheath. ...

,'' the flabby bristle-worm Sars, 1829 * ''

Flabelligera bicolor ''Flabelligera'' is a genus of polychaetes in the family Flabelligeridae. Species are common around the world, in both temperate and cold waters. ''Flabelligera'' species have long, club-like papillae, which are encased in a smooth mucus sheath. ...

'' (Schmarda, 1824) * ''

Flabelligera biscayensis ''Flabelligera'' is a genus of polychaetes in the family Flabelligeridae. Species are common around the world, in both temperate and cold waters. ''Flabelligera'' species have long, club-like papillae, which are encased in a smooth mucus sheath ...

'' Kolmer, 1985 * ''

Flabelligera bophortica ''Flabelligera'' is a genus of polychaetes in the family Flabelligeridae. Species are common around the world, in both temperate and cold waters. ''Flabelligera'' species have long, club-like papillae, which are encased in a smooth mucus sheath. ...

'' Annenkova-Chlopina, 1924 * '' Flabelligera diplochaetus'' (Otto, 1820) * ''

Flabelligera gourdoni ''Flabelligera'' is a genus of polychaetes in the family Flabelligeridae. Species are common around the world, in both temperate and cold waters. ''Flabelligera'' species have long, club-like papillae, which are encased in a smooth mucus sheath. ...

'' Gravier, 1906 * '' Flabelligera grubei'' (Webster & Benedict, 1887) * ''

Flabelligera haswelli ''Flabelligera'' is a genus of polychaetes in the family Flabelligeridae. Species are common around the world, in both temperate and cold waters. ''Flabelligera'' species have long, club-like papillae, which are encased in a smooth mucus sheath ...

'' Salazar-Vallejo, 2012 * ''

Flabelligera infundabularis ''Flabelligera'' is a genus of polychaetes in the family Flabelligeridae. Species are common around the world, in both temperate and cold waters. ''Flabelligera'' species have long, club-like papillae, which are encased in a smooth mucus sheath ...

,'' the sheathed bristle-cage worm Johnson, 1901 * ''

Flabelligera japonica ''Flabelligera'' is a genus of polychaetes in the family Flabelligeridae. Species are common around the world, in both temperate and cold waters. ''Flabelligera'' species have long, club-like wiktionary:papilla, papillae, which are encased in a s ...

'' Jimi, Hasegawa, Taru, Oya, Kohtsuka, Tsuchida, Fujiwara & Woo, 2022 * ''

Flabelligera kaimeiae ''Flabelligera'' is a genus of polychaetes in the family Flabelligeridae. Species are common around the world, in both temperate and cold waters. ''Flabelligera'' species have long, club-like papillae Papilla (Latin, 'nipple') or papillae may r ...

'' Jimi, Hasegawa, Taru, Oya, Kohtsuka, Tsuchida, Fujiwara & Woo, 2022 * ''

Flabelligera kajiharai ''Flabelligera'' is a genus of polychaetes in the family Flabelligeridae. Species are common around the world, in both temperate and cold waters. ''Flabelligera'' species have long, club-like papillae, which are encased in a smooth mucus sheath. ...

'' Jimi, Hasegawa, Taru, Oya, Kohtsuka, Tsuchida, Fujiwara & Woo, 2022 * ''

Flabelligera kozaensis ''Flabelligera'' is a genus of polychaetes in the family Flabelligeridae. Species are common around the world, in both temperate and cold waters. ''Flabelligera'' species have long, club-like papillae, which are encased in a smooth mucus sheath ...

'' Jimi, Hasegawa, Taru, Oya, Kohtsuka, Tsuchida, Fujiwara & Woo, 2022 * ''

Flabelligera luctator ''Flabelligera'' is a genus of polychaetes in the family Flabelligeridae. Species are common around the world, in both temperate and cold waters. ''Flabelligera'' species have long, club-like papillae, which are encased in a smooth mucus sheath. ...

'' (Stimpson, 1855) * ''

Flabelligera multipapillata ''Flabelligera'' is a genus of polychaetes in the family Flabelligeridae. Species are common around the world, in both temperate and cold waters. ''Flabelligera'' species have long, club-like papillae, which are encased in a smooth mucus sheath. ...

'' Hartmann-Schröder, 1965 * ''

Flabelligera nuniezi ''Flabelligera'' is a genus of polychaetes in the family Flabelligeridae. Species are common around the world, in both temperate and cold waters. ''Flabelligera'' species have long, club-like papillae, which are encased in a smooth mucus sheath. ...

'' Salazar-Vallejo, 2012 * ''

Flabelligera orensanzi ''Flabelligera'' is a genus of polychaetes in the family Flabelligeridae. Species are common around the world, in both temperate and cold waters. ''Flabelligera'' species have long, club-like papillae, which are encased in a smooth mucus sheath. ...

'' Salazar-Vallejo, 2012 * ''

Flabelligera pennigera ''Flabelligera'' is a genus of polychaetes in the family Flabelligeridae. Species are common around the world, in both temperate and cold waters. ''Flabelligera'' species have long, club-like papillae, which are encased in a smooth mucus sheath. ...

'' Ehlers, 1908 * ''

Flabelligera pergamentacea ''Flabelligera'' is a genus of polychaetes in the family Flabelligeridae. Species are common around the world, in both temperate and cold waters. ''Flabelligera'' species have long, club-like papillae, which are encased in a smooth mucus sheath. ...

'' Ehlers, 1913 * ''

Flabelligera picta ''Flabelligera'' is a genus of polychaetes in the family Flabelligeridae. Species are common around the world, in both temperate and cold waters. ''Flabelligera'' species have long, club-like papillae, which are encased in a smooth mucus sheath. ...

'' Ehlers, 1913 * ''

Flabelligera salazarae ''Flabelligera'' is a genus of polychaetes in the family Flabelligeridae. Species are common around the world, in both temperate and cold waters. ''Flabelligera'' species have long, club-like wiktionary:papilla, papillae, which are encased in a s ...

'' Salazar-Vallejo, 2012 * ''

Flabelligera sekii ''Flabelligera'' is a genus of polychaetes in the family Flabelligeridae. Species are common around the world, in both temperate and cold waters. ''Flabelligera'' species have long, club-like papillae, which are encased in a smooth mucus sheath. ...

'' Jimi, Hasegawa, Taru, Oya, Kohtsuka, Tsuchida, Fujiwara & Woo, 2022 * ''

Flabelligera vaginifera ''Flabelligera'' is a genus of polychaetes in the family Flabelligeridae. Species are common around the world, in both temperate and cold waters. ''Flabelligera'' species have long, club-like papillae, which are encased in a smooth mucus sheath. ...

'' (Rathke, 1843)

References

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