''Palola'' 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
Eunicidae
Eunicidae is a family of marine polychaetes (bristle worms). The family comprises marine annelids distributed in diverse benthic habitats across Oceania, Europe, South America, North America, Asia and Africa. The Eunicid anatomy typically consi ...
.
The genus has almost
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 ...
, except northernward regions.
Species:
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Palola accrescens''
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Palola brasiliensis''
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Palola ebranchiata''
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Palola edentulum''
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Palola esbelta''
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Palola leucodon
''Palola'' is a genus of polychaetes belonging to the family Eunicidae.
The genus has almost cosmopolitan distribution, except northernward regions.
Species:
*'' Palola accrescens''
*'' Palola brasiliensis''
*'' Palola ebranchiata''
*'' Pa ...
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Palola madeirensis
''Palola'' is a genus of polychaetes belonging to the family Eunicidae.
The genus has almost cosmopolitan distribution, except northernward regions.
Species:
*''Palola accrescens''
*''Palola brasiliensis''
*''Palola ebranchiata''
*''Palola ...
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Palola pallidus
''Palola'' is a genus of polychaetes belonging to the family Eunicidae.
The genus has almost cosmopolitan distribution, except northernward regions.
Species:
*'' Palola accrescens''
*'' Palola brasiliensis''
*'' Palola ebranchiata''
*'' Pa ...
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Palola paloloides
''Palola'' is a genus of polychaetes belonging to the family Eunicidae.
The genus has almost cosmopolitan distribution, except northernward regions.
Species:
*'' Palola accrescens''
*'' Palola brasiliensis''
*'' Palola ebranchiata''
*'' Pa ...
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Palola siciliensis
''Palola'' is a genus of polychaetes belonging to the family Eunicidae.
The genus has almost cosmopolitan distribution, except northernward regions.
Species:
*'' Palola accrescens''
*'' Palola brasiliensis''
*'' Palola ebranchiata''
*'' Pa ...
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Palola simplex
''Palola'' is a genus of polychaetes belonging to the family Eunicidae.
The genus has almost cosmopolitan distribution, except northernward regions.
Species:
*'' Palola accrescens''
*'' Palola brasiliensis''
*'' Palola ebranchiata''
*'' Pa ...
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Palola valida
''Palola'' is a genus of polychaetes belonging to the family Eunicidae.
The genus has almost cosmopolitan distribution, except northernward regions.
Species:
*'' Palola accrescens''
*'' Palola brasiliensis''
*'' Palola ebranchiata''
*'' Pa ...
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Palola vernalis
''Palola'' is a genus of polychaetes belonging to the family Eunicidae.
The genus has almost cosmopolitan distribution, except northernward regions.
Species:
*''Palola accrescens''
*''Palola brasiliensis''
*''Palola ebranchiata''
*''Palola ...
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Palola viridis
''Palola viridis'', (or ''Eunice viridis)'' commonly known as the palolo worm, Samoan palolo worm, balolo, wawo, or nyale, is a Polychaeta species from the waters of some of the Pacific islands, including Samoa, Tonga, Fiji, Vanuatu, the Solomon ...
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References
Annelids
Polychaetes
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