Flocculent spiral galaxy
A flocculent spiral galaxy is a type of spiral galaxy. Unlike the well-defined spiral architecture of a grand design spiral galaxy, galaxies are patchy, with discontinuous spiral arms. Self-propagating star formation is the apparent explanation for the structure of flocculent spirals. Approximately 30% of spirals are flocculent, 10% are grand design, and the rest are referred to as "multi-armed". The multiple-arm type is sometimes grouped into the flocculent category.
The prototypical flocculent spiral is NGC 2841.Examples
| Example | Class | Image | Constellation | Notes |
| NGC 4414 | SAc | | Coma Berenices | |
| NGC 2775 | SAab | | Cancer | |
| NGC 2841 | SAb | | Ursa Major | |
| NGC 3521 | SABbc | | Leo | |
| NGC 4298 | SAc | | Coma Berenices | |
| NGC 7793 | SAd | | Sculptor | |
Sunflower Galaxy
| SABcd | | Canes Venatici | |
