WoRMS taxon details
Flabelligena Gillet, 2001
325157 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:325157)
accepted
Genus
Flabelligella cirrata Hartman & Fauchald, 1971 accepted as Flabelligena cirrata (Hartman & Fauchald, 1971) (type by original designation)
- Species Flabelligena amoureuxi Gillet, 2001
- Species Flabelligena biscayensis (Kolmer, 1985)
- Species Flabelligena cirrata (Hartman & Fauchald, 1971)
- Species Flabelligena erratica (Orensanz, 1974)
- Species Flabelligena gascognensis Aguirrezabalaga & Ceberio, 2006
- Species Flabelligena hakuhoae Jimi in Jimi et al., 2020
- Species Flabelligena mediterranea (Kolmer, 1985)
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
recent only
Gillet, P. (2001). <i>Flabelligena amoureuxi</i> new genus, new species (Polychaeta: Acrocirridae) from Crozet Islands (Indian Ocean). <em>Bulletin of Marine Science.</em> 68(1): 125-131., available online at http://www.ingentaconnect.com/content/umrsmas/bullmar/2001/00000068/00000001/art00012
page(s): 127 [details]
page(s): 127 [details]
Etymology Not stated. Unknown.
Etymology Not stated. Unknown. [details]
Read, G.; Fauchald, K. (Ed.) (2025). World Polychaeta Database. Flabelligena Gillet, 2001. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=325157 on 2025-04-01
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Nomenclature
original description
Gillet, P. (2001). <i>Flabelligena amoureuxi</i> new genus, new species (Polychaeta: Acrocirridae) from Crozet Islands (Indian Ocean). <em>Bulletin of Marine Science.</em> 68(1): 125-131., available online at http://www.ingentaconnect.com/content/umrsmas/bullmar/2001/00000068/00000001/art00012
page(s): 127 [details]
page(s): 127 [details]
Other
additional source
Aguirrezabalaga, F.; Ceberio, A. (2006). <i>Flabelligena gascognensis</i> sp. nov. (Polychaeta: Acrocirridae), a new species from the Capbreton Canyon (Bay of Biscay, NE Atlantic). <em>Scientia Marina.</em> 70S1: 141-147., available online at http://www.icm.csic.es/scimar/index.php/secId/6/IdArt/133/
page(s): 146; note: Emendation (re-diagnosis of genus): includes a key and a comparative table of the hitherto known species [details]
page(s): 146; note: Emendation (re-diagnosis of genus): includes a key and a comparative table of the hitherto known species [details]
From editor or global species database
Diagnosis Acrocirrids with prostomium without cephalic cage, anterior region retractile and lacking distinct body regions. With various (1-3) pairs of branchiae. Neuropodia have composite falcigerous chaetae and notopodia have simple spinulose or serrated, not cross-barred chaetae. (Aguirrezabalaga & Ceberio, 2006: 146). [details]Etymology Not stated. Unknown. [details]
