Lamispina Salazar-Vallejo, 2014

Lamispina Salazar-Vallejo, 2014: 38 .

Type species: Stylarioides schmidtii Annenkova-Chlopina, 1924, by original designation.

Diagnosis. Flabelligerids with body cylindrical, tapered posteriorly. Cephalic cage variable, often well-developed. Branchiae cirriform, eight filaments, four arranged in a continuous posterior row, and two lateral groups each with two filaments. Body papillae cylindrical, capitate, sometimes with adhering sediment particles or forming projections, arranged in irregular bands, or completely covered by the tunic. Medial chaetigers with long, distally foliose neurochaetae (lamispines), often as long as body width; tips usually paler, soft, flexible.

Distribution. Lamispina species are present in subtropical to cold-temperate waters, from shallow water to about 3300 m.