''Flabelligera'' is a genus of

polychaete Polychaeta () is a paraphyletic class of generally marine Annelid, annelid worms, common name, commonly called bristle worms or polychaetes (). Each body segment has a pair of fleshy protrusions called parapodia that bear many bristles, called c ...

s 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. They also have a distinct cephalic cage (a fan-like arrangement of

chaeta A chaeta or cheta (; ) is a chitinous bristle or seta found on annelid worms, although the term is also frequently used to describe similar structures in other invertebrates such as arthropods. Polychaete annelids (''polychaeta'' literally me ...

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

* '' Flabelligera affinis,'' the flabby bristle-worm Sars, 1829 * '' Flabelligera bicolor'' (Schmarda, 1824) * '' Flabelligera biscayensis'' Kolmer, 1985 * '' Flabelligera bophortica'' Annenkova-Chlopina, 1924 * '' Flabelligera diplochaetus'' (Otto, 1820) * '' Flabelligera gourdoni'' Gravier, 1906 * '' Flabelligera grubei'' (Webster & Benedict, 1887) * '' Flabelligera haswelli'' Salazar-Vallejo, 2012 * '' Flabelligera infundabularis,'' the sheathed bristle-cage worm Johnson, 1901 * '' Flabelligera japonica'' Jimi, Hasegawa, Taru, Oya, Kohtsuka, Tsuchida, Fujiwara & Woo, 2022 * '' Flabelligera kaimeiae'' Jimi, Hasegawa, Taru, Oya, Kohtsuka, Tsuchida, Fujiwara & Woo, 2022 * '' Flabelligera kajiharai'' Jimi, Hasegawa, Taru, Oya, Kohtsuka, Tsuchida, Fujiwara & Woo, 2022 * '' Flabelligera kozaensis'' Jimi, Hasegawa, Taru, Oya, Kohtsuka, Tsuchida, Fujiwara & Woo, 2022 * '' Flabelligera luctator'' (Stimpson, 1855) * '' Flabelligera multipapillata'' Hartmann-Schröder, 1965 * '' Flabelligera nuniezi'' Salazar-Vallejo, 2012 * '' Flabelligera orensanzi'' Salazar-Vallejo, 2012 * '' Flabelligera pennigera'' Ehlers, 1908 * '' Flabelligera pergamentacea'' Ehlers, 1913 * '' Flabelligera picta'' Ehlers, 1913 * '' Flabelligera salazarae'' Salazar-Vallejo, 2012 * '' Flabelligera sekii'' Jimi, Hasegawa, Taru, Oya, Kohtsuka, Tsuchida, Fujiwara & Woo, 2022 * '' Flabelligera vaginifera'' (Rathke, 1843)

References

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