''Sternaspis'' is a genus of
annelid
The annelids (Annelida , from Latin ', "little ring"), also known as the segmented worms, are a large phylum, with over 22,000 extant species including ragworms, earthworms, and leeches. The species exist in and have adapted to various ecol ...
s belonging to the family
Sternaspidae
Sternaspidae, commonly known as mud owls, are a family of marine polychaete worms with short swollen bodies. They have a global distribution and live buried in soft sediment at depths varying from the intertidal zone to .
Description
Members of ...
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The genus has
cosmopolitan distribution
In biogeography, cosmopolitan distribution is the term for the range of a taxon that extends across all or most of the world in appropriate habitats. Such a taxon, usually a species, is said to exhibit cosmopolitanism or cosmopolitism. The ext ...
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Species:
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Sternaspis affinis''
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Sternaspis africana''
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Sternaspis andamanensis''
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Sternaspis annenkovae''
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Sternaspis britayevi''
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Sternaspis buzhinskajae''
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Sternaspis chilensis''
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Sternaspis chinensis''
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Sternaspis costata''
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Sternaspis fossor''
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Sternaspis islandica''
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Sternaspis lindae''
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Sternaspis liui''
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Sternaspis londognoi''
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Sternaspis maior''
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Sternaspis maureri''
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Sternaspis nana''
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Sternaspis papillosa''
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Sternaspis piotrowskiae''
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Sternaspis princeps''
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Sternaspis radiata''
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Sternaspis rietschi''
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Sternaspis scutata''
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Sternaspis sendalli''
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Sternaspis shelockae''
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Sternaspis sherlockae''
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Sternaspis spinosa''
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Sternaspis sunae''
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Sternaspis thalassemoides''
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Sternaspis thorsoni''
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Sternaspis uschakovi''
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Sternaspis williamsae''
References
Terebellida
Polychaete genera
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