''Paraturbanella'' is a genus of
worm
Worms are many different distantly related bilateria, bilateral animals that typically have a long cylindrical tube-like body, no limb (anatomy), limbs, and usually no eyes.
Worms vary in size from microscopic to over in length for marine ...
s belonging to the family
Turbanellidae
Turbanellidae is a family of worms belonging to the order Macrodasyida
Macrodasyida is an order (biology), order of gastrotrichs. Members of this order are somewhat worm-like in form, and not more than 1 to 1.5 mm in length.
Macrodasyids ...
.
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 ...
.
Species:
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Paraturbanella africana''
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Paraturbanella aggregotubulata''
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Paraturbanella armoricana''
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Paraturbanella boadeni''
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Paraturbanella brevicaudata''
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Paraturbanella cuanensis''
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Paraturbanella dohrni''
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Paraturbanella dolichodema''
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Paraturbanella eireanna''
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Paraturbanella intermedia''
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Paraturbanella levantia''
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Paraturbanella manxensis''
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Paraturbanella mesoptera''
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Paraturbanella pacifica''
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Paraturbanella pallida''
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Paraturbanella palpibara''
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Paraturbanella pediballetor''
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Paraturbanella sanjuanensis''
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Paraturbanella scanica''
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Paraturbanella solitaria''
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Paraturbanella stradbroki''
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Paraturbanella teissieri''
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Paraturbanella tricaudata''
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Paraturbanella xaymacana''
References
{{Taxonbar, from=Q4136973
Gastrotricha