''Bonellia'' is a genus of
polychaetes belonging to the family
Bonelliidae
Bonelliidae is a family of marine worms (Class Echiura, phylum Annelida) noted for being sexually dimorphic, with males being tiny in comparison with the females. They occupy burrows in the seabed in many parts of the world's oceans, often at gr ...
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The genus has almost
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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Bonellia minor''
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Bonellia pacifica''
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Bonellia pilosa''
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Bonellia plumosa''
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Bonellia pumicea''
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Bonellia sabulosa''
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Bonellia suhmii''
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Bonellia thomensis''
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Bonellia viridis
''Bonellia viridis'', the green spoonworm, is a marine worm (class Polychaeta , phylum Annelida) noted for displaying exceptional sexual dimorphism and for the biocidal properties of a pigment in its skin.Murina, G. (2008). Bonellia viridis Rol ...
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References
{{Taxonbar, from=Q2810933
Polychaetes