''Cirratulus'' is a genus of
annelids
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 ecolo ...
belonging to the family
Cirratulidae
Cirratulidae is a family of marine polychaete worms. Members of the family are found worldwide, mostly living in mud or rock crevices. Most are deposit feeders, but some graze on algae or are suspension feeders.
Description
Cirratulids vary in ...
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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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Cirratulus abranchiatus''
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Cirratulus abyssorum''
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Cirratulus africanus''
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Cirratulus alfonsinae''
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Cirratulus annamensis''
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Cirratulus assimilis''
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Cirratulus australis''
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Cirratulus balaenophilus''
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Cirratulus blainvillei''
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Cirratulus borealis''
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Cirratulus branchioculatus''
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Cirratulus caudatus''
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Cirratulus cingulatus''
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Cirratulus cirratus''
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Cirratulus concinnus''
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Cirratulus dillonensis''
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Cirratulus elongatus''
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Cirratulus exuberans''
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Cirratulus flavescens''
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Cirratulus fuscescens''
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Cirratulus gilchristi''
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Cirratulus glandularis''
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Cirratulus hedgpethi''
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Cirratulus incertus''
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Cirratulus indicus''
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Cirratulus jucundus''
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Cirratulus knipovichana''
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Cirratulus longicephalus''
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Cirratulus longisetis''
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Cirratulus medusa''
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Cirratulus megalus''
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Cirratulus mianzanii''
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Cirratulus miniatus''
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Cirratulus multioculatus''
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Cirratulus norvegicus''
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Cirratulus obscurus''
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Cirratulus orensanzii''
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Cirratulus pallidus''
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Cirratulus parafiliformis''
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Cirratulus parvus''
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Cirratulus patagonicus''
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Cirratulus revillagigedoensis''
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Cirratulus robustus''
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Cirratulus serratus''
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Cirratulus sinincolens''
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Cirratulus spectabilis''
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Cirratulus tumbesiensis''
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Cirratulus wladislavi''
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Cirratulus zebuensis''
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Cirrhatulus auricapillus''
References
{{Taxonbar, from=Q3901931
Annelids