WoRMS taxon details
Flabelligera Sars, 1829
129291 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:129291)
accepted
Genus
Chloraema Dujardin, 1839 · unaccepted (subjective synonym)
Siphonostoma Otto, 1821 · unaccepted (de facto replacement for homonym...)
de facto replacement for homonym Siphostoma Otto 1820, but a nomen oblitum (fide Salazar-Vallejo, 2012)
Siphonostoma [incorrectly as Rathke, 1843] · unaccepted (no such genus, an erroneous...)
no such genus, an erroneous attribution to Rathke, instead of Otto 1820 & 1821
Siphonostomum [auct. lapsus] · unaccepted (Spelling variant of Siphostoma...)
Spelling variant of Siphostoma Otto, later Siphonostoma Otto, 1821, introduced by Grube, 1840
Siphostoma Otto, 1820 · unaccepted (junior homonym, de facto replaced...)
junior homonym, de facto replaced by Siphonostoma Otto,1821
Tecturella Stimpson, 1853 · unaccepted (subjective synonym)
- Species Flabelligera affinis M. Sars, 1829
- Species Flabelligera bicolor (Schmarda, 1861)
- Species Flabelligera biscayensis Kolmer, 1985
- Species Flabelligera bophortica Annenkova-Chlopina, 1924
- Species Flabelligera diplochaitus (Otto, 1820)
- Species Flabelligera grubei (Webster & Benedict, 1887)
- Species Flabelligera haswelli Salazar-Vallejo, 2012
- Species Flabelligera infundibularis Johnson, 1901
- Species Flabelligera japonica Jimi in Jimi, Hasegawa, Taru, Oya, Kohtsuka, Tsuchida, Fujiwara & Woo, 2022
- Species Flabelligera kaimeiae Jimi in Jimi, Hasegawa, Taru, Oya, Kohtsuka, Tsuchida, Fujiwara & Woo, 2022
- Species Flabelligera kajiharai Jimi in Jimi, Hasegawa, Taru, Oya, Kohtsuka, Tsuchida, Fujiwara & Woo, 2022
- Species Flabelligera kozaensis Jimi in Jimi, Hasegawa, Taru, Oya, Kohtsuka, Tsuchida, Fujiwara & Woo, 2022
- Species Flabelligera luctator (Stimpson, 1855)
- Species Flabelligera multipapillata Hartmann-Schröder, 1965
- Species Flabelligera nuniezi Salazar-Vallejo, 2012
- Species Flabelligera orensanzi Salazar-Vallejo, 2012
- Species Flabelligera pennigera Ehlers, 1908
- Species Flabelligera pergamentacea Ehlers, 1913
- Species Flabelligera picta Ehlers, 1913
- Species Flabelligera salazarae Salazar-Vallejo, 2012
- Species Flabelligera sekii Jimi in Jimi, Hasegawa, Taru, Oya, Kohtsuka, Tsuchida, Fujiwara & Woo, 2022
- Species Flabelligera sordida (Quatrefages, 1849)
- Species Flabelligera vaginifera (Rathke, 1843)
- Species Flabelligera abyssorum McIntosh in Tizard, Moseley, Buchanan & Murray, 1885 accepted as Buskiella abyssorum McIntosh, 1885 (unaccepted > junior objective synonym, named in Challenger narrative, possibly prematurely published.)
- Species Flabelligera bofortica [misspelling of bophortica] accepted as Flabelligera bophortica Annenkova-Chlopina, 1924 (lapsus calami for intended F. bophortica by Jirkov])
- Species Flabelligera claparedii Saint-Joseph, 1898 accepted as Flabelliderma claparedii (Saint-Joseph, 1898) (unaccepted > superseded combination, superseded original combination)
- Species Flabelligera commensalis Moore, 1909 accepted as Flabesymbios commensalis (Moore, 1909) (superseded original combination)
- Species Flabelligera diplochaitos [auct. misspelling for 'diplochaitus'] accepted as Flabelligera diplochaitus (Otto, 1820) (subsequent author misspelling)
- Species Flabelligera essenbergae Hartman, 1961 accepted as Flabelliderma essenbergae (Hartman, 1961) accepted as Flabelliderma papillosa (Essenberg, 1922) (superseded original combination)
- Species Flabelligera gourdoni Gravier, 1906 accepted as Flabelliderma gourdoni (Gravier, 1906) (unaccepted > superseded combination, superseded original combination)
- Species Flabelligera haerens Chamberlin, 1919 accepted as Flabesymbios commensalis (Moore, 1909) (subjective synonym)
- Species Flabelligera idiura [misspelling of 'induta'] accepted as Flabelligera induta Ehlers, 1897 accepted as Flabehlersia induta (Ehlers, 1897) (No such taxon. Lapsus for Flabelligera induta. )
- Species Flabelligera induta Ehlers, 1897 accepted as Flabehlersia induta (Ehlers, 1897) (superseded original combination)
- Species Flabelligera lingulata Ehlers, 1904 accepted as Flabelligera bicolor (Schmarda, 1861) (subjective synonym)
- Species Flabelligera marenzelleri McIntosh, 1905 accepted as Flabelligera affinis M. Sars, 1829 (subjective synonym)
- Species Flabelligera mastigophora Annenkova, 1952 accepted as Annenkova mastigophora (Annenkova, 1952) (superseded original combination)
- Species Flabelligera mundata Gravier, 1906 accepted as Flabegraviera mundata (Gravier, 1906) (superseded original combination)
- Species Flabelligera papillata Hartman, 1965 accepted as Flabelligella papillata Hartman, 1965
- Species Flabelligera persimilis Annenkova-Chlopina, 1924 accepted as Flabehlersia persimilis (Annenkova-Chlopina, 1924) (superseded original combination)
- Species Flabelligera pruvoti Fauvel, 1930 accepted as Flabelliderma pruvoti (Fauvel, 1930) (superseded original combination)
- Species Flabelligera semiannulata Ehlers, 1904 accepted as Flabelligera bicolor (Schmarda, 1861) (subjective synonym)
- Species Flabelligera buskii McIntosh, 1869 (uncertain > taxon inquirendum)
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
recent only
Not documented
Read, G.; Fauchald, K. (Ed.) (2025). World Polychaeta Database. Flabelligera Sars, 1829. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=129291 on 2025-07-01
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Nomenclature
original description
(of Siphonostoma Otto, 1821) Otto, A. G. (1821). Animalium maritimorum nondum editorum genera duo. <em>Nova Acta Physico-Medica Academiae Caesareae Leopoldino-Carolinae Naturae Curiosorum.</em> 10(2): 617-634, Plates 50-51., available online at http://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/37021183
page(s): 628 [replacing Siphostoma?] [details]
original description (of Siphostoma Otto, 1820) Otto, Adolfus Guilielmus. (1820). De Sternaspide thalassemoideo et Siphostomate diplochaito vermibus duobus marinis. [Epistola Gratulatoria quam ad celebrandum diem laetissimum VI Marti MDCCCXX (etc, etc)]. <em>Vratislaviae.</em> pp.16, 2 plates. [details]
original description (of Chloraema Dujardin, 1839) Dujardin, F. (1838). Mémoire sur quatre nouvelles espèces d'Annélides marins. <em>Comptes Rendus de l'Académie des Science, Paris.</em> 7: 648-650., available online at http://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/13394437
page(s): 648 [details]
original description (of Tecturella Stimpson, 1853) Stimpson, W. (1853). Synopsis of the marine Invertebrata of Grand Manan: or the region about the mouth of the Bay of Fundy, New Brunswick. <em>Smithsonian Contributions to Knowledge.</em> 6: 1-66, pls. 1-3., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/32536624
page(s): 32 [details]
page(s): 628 [replacing Siphostoma?] [details]
original description (of Siphostoma Otto, 1820) Otto, Adolfus Guilielmus. (1820). De Sternaspide thalassemoideo et Siphostomate diplochaito vermibus duobus marinis. [Epistola Gratulatoria quam ad celebrandum diem laetissimum VI Marti MDCCCXX (etc, etc)]. <em>Vratislaviae.</em> pp.16, 2 plates. [details]
original description (of Chloraema Dujardin, 1839) Dujardin, F. (1838). Mémoire sur quatre nouvelles espèces d'Annélides marins. <em>Comptes Rendus de l'Académie des Science, Paris.</em> 7: 648-650., available online at http://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/13394437
page(s): 648 [details]
original description (of Tecturella Stimpson, 1853) Stimpson, W. (1853). Synopsis of the marine Invertebrata of Grand Manan: or the region about the mouth of the Bay of Fundy, New Brunswick. <em>Smithsonian Contributions to Knowledge.</em> 6: 1-66, pls. 1-3., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/32536624
page(s): 32 [details]
Taxonomy
redescription
Salazar-Vallejo, Sergio I. (2012). Revision of <i>Flabelligera</i> Sars, 1829 (Polychaeta: Flabelligeridae). <em>Zootaxa.</em> 3203(1): 1-64., available online at https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.3203.1.1 [details] Available for editors 
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identification resource
Jimi, Naoto; Hasegawa, Naohiro; Taru, Masanori; Oya, Yuki; Kohtsuka, Hisanori; Tsuchida, Shinji; Fujiwara, Yoshihiro; Woo, Sau Pinn. (2022). Five New Species of Flabelligera (Flabelligeridae: Annelida) from Japan. <em>Species Diversity.</em> 27(1): 101-111., available online at https://www.jstage.jst.go.jp/article/specdiv/27/1/27_SD22-02/_article
page(s): 109; note: Key to Japanese species of Flabelligera [details] Available for editors [request]
page(s): 109; note: Key to Japanese species of Flabelligera [details] Available for editors
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additional source
Fauchald, K. (1977). The polychaete worms, definitions and keys to the orders, families and genera. <em>Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County: Los Angeles, CA (USA), Science Series.</em> 28:1-188., available online at http://www.vliz.be/imisdocs/publications/123110.pdf [details]
additional source Bellan, G. (2001). Polychaeta, <i>in</i>: Costello, M.J. <i>et al.</i> (Ed.) (2001). European register of marine species: a check-list of the marine species in Europe and a bibliography of guides to their identification. <em>Collection Patrimoines Naturels.</em> 50: 214-231. (look up in IMIS) [details]
additional source Bellan, G. (2001). Polychaeta, <i>in</i>: Costello, M.J. <i>et al.</i> (Ed.) (2001). European register of marine species: a check-list of the marine species in Europe and a bibliography of guides to their identification. <em>Collection Patrimoines Naturels.</em> 50: 214-231. (look up in IMIS) [details]
Present Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
Unreviewed
Habitat Known from seamounts and knolls [details]
