Bispira


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 spirally-coiled, equally-divided branchial lobes.

Species

According to the World Register of Marine Species, Bispira contains 31 valid species:Bispira brunnea Bispira crassicornis Bispira elegans Bispira fabricii Bispira guinensis Bispira klautae Costa-Paiva & Paiva, 2007Bispira manicata Bispira mariae Lo Bianco, 1893Bispira melanostigma Bispira monroi Bispira oatesiana Bispira pacifica Bispira paraporifera Tovar-Hernandez & Salazar-Vallejo, 2006Bispira polyomma Giangrande & Faasse, 2012Bispira porifera Bispira primaoculata Cepeda & Lattig, 2017Bispira secusolutus Bispira serrata Capa, 2007Bispira spirobranchia Bispira tricyclia Bispira turneri Hartman, 1969Bispira viola Bispira volutacornis
  • ''Bispira wireni''