''Phylo'' is a genus of
polychaete
Polychaeta () is a paraphyletic class of generally marine Annelid, annelid worms, common name, commonly called bristle worms or polychaetes (). Each body segment has a pair of fleshy protrusions called parapodia that bear many bristles, called c ...
s belonging to the family
Orbiniidae
Orbiniidae is a family of polychaete worms. Orbiniids are mostly unselective deposit feeders on marine detritus. They can be found from the neritic zone to abyssal depths.
The family was revised in 1957 by Olga Hartman and some further revisi ...
.
The genus has
cosmopolitan distribution
In biogeography, a cosmopolitan distribution is the range of a taxon that extends across most or all of the surface of the Earth, in appropriate habitats; most cosmopolitan species are known to be highly adaptable to a range of climatic and en ...
.
Species:
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Phylo capensis''
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Phylo felix''
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Phylo fimbriata''
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Phylo foetida''
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Phylo grubei''
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Phylo kubbarensis''
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Phylo kupfferi''
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Phylo kuwaitica''
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Phylo norvegicus''
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Phylo novazealandiae''
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Phylo nudus''
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Phylo ornatus''
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Phylo paraornatus''
References
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Annelids
Annelid genera