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Bispira sp.4 (Bispira sp.4)
Scientific name: Bispira sp.4

Taxonomy: Kingdom Animalia → Phylum Annelida → Class Polychaeta → Subclass Sedentaria → Infraclass Canalipalpata → Order Sabellida → Family Sabellidae → Subfamily Sabellinae → Genus Bispira

Common name: Bispira sp.4
Locations: Eastern Pacific
Group: Marine LifeInvertebratesTube Worms

These are much bigger than Spirobranchus spinosus, and less rigid; they blow back and forth in surge. I tend to see them deeper.

There are 2 described species and at least 7 undescribed species in this genus.

ID by Leslie Harris, Natural History Museum of Los Angeles.

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Bispira sp.4 (Bispira sp.4)
Bispira sp.4 (Bispira sp.4)
Bispira sp.4 (Bispira sp.4)
Bispira sp.4 (Bispira sp.4)
Pulled back in
Bispira sp.4 (Bispira sp.4)
Bispira sp.4 (Bispira sp.4)
Bispira sp.4 (Bispira sp.4)
Bispira sp.4 (Bispira sp.4)
Bispira sp.4 (Bispira sp.4)
Bispira sp.4 (Bispira sp.4)
Bispira sp.4 (Bispira sp.4)
Bispira sp.4 (Bispira sp.4)
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