Flabelligera


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. They also have a distinct cephalic cage, and hooked neurochaeatae 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
  • Flabelligera biscayensis Kolmer, 1985
  • Flabelligera bophortica Annenkova-Chlopina, 1924
  • Flabelligera diplochaetus
  • Flabelligera gourdoni Gravier, 1906
  • Flabelligera grubei
  • 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
  • Flabelligera multipapillata Hartmann-Schröder, 1965
  • Flabelligera mundata Gravier, 1906
  • 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''