Branchiomma

Branchiomma
	Branchiomma bairdi
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Annelida
Clade:	Pleistoannelida
Clade:	Sedentaria
Order:	Sabellida
Family:	Sabellidae
Subfamily:	Sabellinae
Genus:	Branchiomma; Kölliker, 1858

Branchiomma is a genus of annelid in the feather duster worm family, Sabellidae.

Species within Branchiomma generally live in shallow bodies are water including lagoons, bays, and harbors. They are characterized by the presence of paired compound eyes and paired stylodes running along the radiloes. The stylodes are appendages unique to Sabellidae and are important features for identifying species.

Species

There are currently 30 accepted species within the genus:^{[citation needed]}

Branchiomma arcticum (Ditlevsen, 1937)
Branchiomma argus (Sars, 1862)
Branchiomma bahusiense Johansson, 1927
Branchiomma bairdi (McIntosh, 1885)
Branchiomma boholense (Grube, 1878)
Branchiomma bombyx (Dalyell, 1853)
Branchiomma capense (McIntosh, 1885)
Branchiomma cingulatum (Grube, 1871)
Branchiomma coheni Tovar-Hernandez & Knight-Jones, 2006
Branchiomma conspersum (Ehlers, 1887)
Branchiomma corolliferum (Ehlers, 1913)
Branchiomma costaricense Tovar-Hernández & Dean, 2010
Branchiomma curtum (Ehlers, 1901)
Branchiomma galei (Augener, 1914)
Branchiomma gravelyi (Aziz, 1938)
Branchiomma iliffei Tovar-Hernandez & Knight-Jones, 2006
Branchiomma inconspicua (M. Sars in G.O. Sars, 1872)
Branchiomma infarctum (Krøyer, 1856)
Branchiomma luctuosum (Grube, 1870)
Branchiomma lucullanum (Delle Chiaje, 1828)
Branchiomma maerli Licciano & Giangrande, 2008
Branchiomma moebii Knight-Jones, 1994
Branchiomma natalense (Kinberg, 1866)
Branchiomma nigromaculatum (Baird, 1865)
Branchiomma patriota Nogueira, Rossi & Lopez, 2006
Branchiomma pseudoviolacea (Augener, 1922)
Branchiomma spongiarum Knight-Jones, 1994
Branchiomma violaceum (Schmarda, 1861)
Branchiomma wyvillei (McIntosh, 1885)

References

1 2 Bellan, Gérard; Decock, Wim; Fauchald, Kristian; Read, Geoffrey (27 May 2026) [2004-12-21]. "Branchiomma Kölliker, 1858". WoRMS - World Register of Marine Species. Retrieved 8 November 2026.
↑ Capa, Maria; Pons, Joan; Hutchings, Pat (2013). "Cryptic diversity, intraspecific phenetic plasticity and recent geographical translocations in Branchiomma (Sabellidae, Annelida)". Zoologica Scripta. 42 (6): 637–655. doi:10.1111/zsc.12028. ISSN 1463-6409.
↑ Licciano, Margherita; Giangrande, Adriana (30 June 2008). "The genus Branchiomma (Polychaeta: Sabellidae) in the Mediterranean Sea, with the description of B. maerli n. sp". Scientia Marina. 72 (2): 383–391. doi:10.3989/scimar.2008.72n2383. ISSN 1886-8134.

[www.marinespecies.org-1-1] 1 2 Bellan, Gérard; Decock, Wim; Fauchald, Kristian; Read, Geoffrey (27 May 2026) [2004-12-21]. "Branchiomma Kölliker, 1858". WoRMS - World Register of Marine Species. Retrieved 8 November 2026.

[2] Capa, Maria; Pons, Joan; Hutchings, Pat (2013). "Cryptic diversity, intraspecific phenetic plasticity and recent geographical translocations in Branchiomma (Sabellidae, Annelida)". Zoologica Scripta. 42 (6): 637–655. doi:10.1111/zsc.12028. ISSN 1463-6409.

[3] Licciano, Margherita; Giangrande, Adriana (30 June 2008). "The genus Branchiomma (Polychaeta: Sabellidae) in the Mediterranean Sea, with the description of B. maerli n. sp". Scientia Marina. 72 (2): 383–391. doi:10.3989/scimar.2008.72n2383. ISSN 1886-8134.