Flabby bristle-worm

Flabelligera affinis

Classification

Class: Polychaeta
Order: —
Family: Flabelligeridae

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.

Distribution

Flabby bristle-worm — (c) Steven Farquhar, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC-BY

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Countries in the Picchu catalog

United Kingdom · 61France · 35Netherlands · 23Spain · 3Italy · 1

Sources and credits

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