Bispira serrata
©Maria Capa: Radiolar crown with eyes (dark spots) of living specimen of Bispira serrata from Lizard Island (lab photo).
©Eunice Wong: Preserved specimen of Bispira serrata from Lizard Island showing radiolar crown with compound paired eyes (dark spots on radioles), collar and anterior end of body.
Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
Annelida
Class
Polychaeta
Order
Sabellida
Family
Sabellidae
Genus
Bispira
Species
Bispira serrata
Distinguishing features
Distinguishing features still need to be specified.
Size
- Up to 5.5 cm (length)
Synonyms
Distribution
©Atlas of Living Australia: Australian distribution
Web resources
References
- Capa, M. and A. Murray (2015). A taxonomic guide to the fanworms (Sabellidae, Annelida) of Lizard Island, Great Barrier Reef, Australia, including new species and new records, Zootaxa, 4019 (1): 098-167. LIRS catalog number 1905.
- Capa, M. and A. Murray (2016). Combined morphological and molecular data unveils relationships of Pseudobranchiomma (Sabellidae, Annelida) and reveals higher diversity of this intriguing group of fan worms in Australia, including potentially introduced species, ZooKeys, 622: 1-36. LIRS catalog number 2032.