''Thelepus'' is a genus of
polychaete
Polychaeta () is a paraphyletic class of generally marine Annelid, annelid worms, common name, commonly called bristle worms or polychaetes (). Each body segment has a pair of fleshy protrusions called parapodia that bear many bristles, called c ...
s belonging to the family
Terebellidae
The Terebellidae is a marine family of polychaete worms, of which the type taxon is '' Terebella'', described by Carl Linnaeus in his 1767 12th edition of ''Systema Naturae''.
Characteristics
Most terebellids live in burrows or crevices and ...
.
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
Species:
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Thelepus abranchiatus''
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Thelepus abyssorum''
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Thelepus alatus''
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Thelepus ambitus''
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Thelepus angustitoris''
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Thelepus antarcticus''
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Thelepus australiensis''
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Thelepus binakayanensis''
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Thelepus binakayensis''
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Thelepus boja''
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Thelepus branchiatus''
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Thelepus brevicauda''
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Thelepus brevitori''
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Thelepus cincinnatus
''Thelepus cincinnatus'' is a species of Polychaeta, polychaete Annelida, annelids in the family Terebellidae (spaghetti worms), which can be found inhabiting a tube of secrete on rocks and shells. The worm is widely distributed, and can be found ...
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Thelepus corsicanus
''Thelepus'' is a genus of polychaetes belonging to the family Terebellidae.
The genus has cosmopolitan distribution.
Species
Species:
*'' Thelepus abranchiatus''
*'' Thelepus abyssorum''
*'' Thelepus alatus''
*'' Thelepus ambitus''
*'' Th ...
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Thelepus crassibranchiatus''
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Thelepus crispus''
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Thelepus davehalli''
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Thelepus dubius''
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Thelepus extensus''
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Thelepus fraggleorum''
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Thelepus haitiensis''
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Thelepus hamatus''
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Thelepus hemeiensis''
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Thelepus japonicus''
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Thelepus laeviseta''
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Thelepus leptoplocamus''
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Thelepus longtongensis''
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Thelepus malayensis''
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Thelepus marenzelleri''
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Thelepus marthae''
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Thelepus mcintoshi''
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Thelepus megalabiatum''
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Thelepus microbranchiatus''
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Thelepus natans''
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Thelepus nucleolata''
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Thelepus opimus''
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Thelepus paiderotos''
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Thelepus parapari''
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Thelepus parcus''
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Thelepus pascua''
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Thelepus paucibranchis''
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Thelepus pequenianus''
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Thelepus pericensis''
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Thelepus praecox''
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Thelepus pulvinus''
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Thelepus robustus''
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Thelepus setosus''
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Thelepus taamensis''
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Thelepus taiwanensis''
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Thelepus tenuis''
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Thelepus thoracicus''
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Thelepus toyamaensis
''Thelepus'' is a genus of polychaetes belonging to the family Terebellidae.
The genus has cosmopolitan distribution.
Species
Species:
*''Thelepus abranchiatus''
*''Thelepus abyssorum''
*''Thelepus alatus''
*''Thelepus ambitus''
*''Thelepu ...
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Thelepus triserialis''
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Thelepus vaughani''
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Thelepus verrilli''
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Thelepus wuchiensis''
References
Polychaetes
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