''Pseudostomella'' 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
Thaumastodermatidae
Thaumastodermatidae 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.
Macrod ...
.
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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Pseudostomella andamanica''
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Pseudostomella cataphracta''
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Pseudostomella cheraensis''
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Pseudostomella dolichopoda''
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Pseudostomella etrusca''
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Pseudostomella faroensis''
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Pseudostomella indica''
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Pseudostomella klauserae''
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Pseudostomella koreana''
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Pseudostomella longifurca''
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Pseudostomella malayica''
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Pseudostomella mandela''
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Pseudostomella megapalpator''
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Pseudostomella plumosa''
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Pseudostomella roscovita''
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Pseudostomella squamalongispinosa''
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Pseudostomella triancra''
References
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Gastrotricha