''Onuphis'' is a genus of
polychaete
Polychaeta () is a paraphyletic class (biology), class of generally marine invertebrate, marine annelid worms, common name, commonly called bristle worms or polychaetes (). Each body segment has a pair of fleshy protrusions called parapodia that ...
belonging to the family
Onuphidae
The Onuphidae are a family of polychaete worms.
Characteristics
Most onuphids have tubes. Some live semisubmerged in the substrate, but others carry their tubes around, and they can all rebuild their tubes if necessary. The tubes, thin and parch ...
.
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 ...
.
Species:
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Onuphis affinis''
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Onuphis amakusaensis''
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Onuphis anadonae''
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Onuphis atlantisa''
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Onuphis aucklandensis''
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Onuphis augeneri''
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Onuphis branchiata''
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Onuphis brevicirris''
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Onuphis chinensis''
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Onuphis declivorum''
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Onuphis dibranchiata''
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Onuphis elegans''
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Onuphis eremita''
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Onuphis erici''
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Onuphis farallonensis''
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Onuphis farensis''
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Onuphis fuscata''
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Onuphis geophiliformis''
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Onuphis hanneloreae''
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Onuphis hokkaiensis''
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Onuphis holobranchiata''
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Onuphis imajimai''
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Onuphis iridescens''
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Onuphis iriei''
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Onuphis kammurijimaensis''
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Onuphis landanaensis''
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Onuphis longisetosa''
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Onuphis mexicana''
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Onuphis multiannulata''
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Onuphis nakaoi''
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Onuphis nonpectinata''
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Onuphis opalina''
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Onuphis pallida''
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Onuphis pancerii''
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Onuphis pseudoiridescens''
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Onuphis punggolensis''
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Onuphis rullieriana''
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Onuphis setosa''
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Onuphis shijikiensis''
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Onuphis shirikishinaiensis''
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Onuphis similis''
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Onuphis taraba''
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Onuphis tetradentata''
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Onuphis texana''
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Onuphis tosaensis''
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Onuphis uschakovi''
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Onuphis variolata''
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Onuphis vibex''
References
{{Taxonbar, from=Q3921412
Annelids