''Dero'' is a genus of
annelid
The annelids (), also known as the segmented worms, are animals that comprise the phylum Annelida (; ). The phylum contains over 22,000 extant species, including ragworms, earthworms, and leeches. The species exist in and have adapted to vario ...
s belonging to the family
Naididae
The Naididae (including the former family Tubificidae) are a family (biology), family of clitellate oligochaete worms like the sludge worm, ''Tubifex tubifex''. They are key components of the benthic communities of many freshwater and ocean, mar ...
.
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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Dero abranchiata''
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Dero asiatica''
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Dero bimagnasetus
Dero may refer to:
* Dero (annelid), ''Dero'' (annelid), a genus of annelids in the family Naididae
* Dero Goi (born 1970), German musician
* Dero, "detrimental robots" in the writing of Richard Sharpe Shaver
* Dero (mythology), Dero, one of the Ne ...
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Dero digitata
Müller, 1774
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Dero digitata''
Müller, 1774
References
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Naididae
Annelid genera