''Nothria'' is a genus of
polychaetes
Polychaeta () is a paraphyletic class of generally marine annelid worms, commonly called bristle worms or polychaetes (). Each body segment has a pair of fleshy protrusions called parapodia that bear many bristles, called chaetae, which are m ...
belonging to the family
Onuphidae
The Onuphidae are a family of polychaete worms.
Characteristics
Most onuphids have tubes. Some live semisubmerged in the substrate, but others carry their tubes around, and they can all rebuild their tubes if necessary. The tubes, thin and parch ...
.
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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Nothria abyssia
''Nothria'' is a genus of polychaetes belonging to the family Onuphidae.
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 Ear ...
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Nothria africana
''Nothria'' is a genus of polychaetes belonging to the family Onuphidae.
The genus has cosmopolitan distribution.
Species:
*''Nothria abyssia
''Nothria'' is a genus of polychaetes belonging to the family Onuphidae.
The genus has cosmopolit ...
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Nothria anoculata''
References
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Polychaetes