''Dipolydora'' 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
Spionidae
Spionidae is a family of marine worms within the Polychaeta. Spionids are selective deposit feeders that use their two grooved palps to locate prey. However, some spionids are capable of interface feeding, i.e. switching between deposit and sus ...
.
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:
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Dipolydora aciculata''
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Dipolydora akaina''
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Dipolydora alborectalis''
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Dipolydora anatentaculata''
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Dipolydora antonbruunae''
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Dipolydora armata''
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Dipolydora barbilla''
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Dipolydora bidentata''
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Dipolydora bifurcata''
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Dipolydora blakei''
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Dipolydora capensis''
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Dipolydora cardalia''
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Dipolydora carunculata''
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Dipolydora caulleryi''
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Dipolydora coeca''
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Dipolydora commensalis''
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Dipolydora concharum''
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Dipolydora contoyensis''
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Dipolydora elegantissima''
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Dipolydora flava''
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Dipolydora giardi''
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Dipolydora goreensis''
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Dipolydora hartmanae''
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Dipolydora huelma''
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Dipolydora langerhansi''
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Dipolydora magellanica''
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Dipolydora melanopalpa''
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Dipolydora normalis''
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Dipolydora notialis''
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Dipolydora paracaulleryi''
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Dipolydora peristomialis''
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Dipolydora pilikia''
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Dipolydora pilocollaris''
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Dipolydora protuberata''
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Dipolydora quadrilobata''
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Dipolydora saintjosephi''
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Dipolydora socialis''
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Dipolydora tentaculata''
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Dipolydora tetrabranchia''
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Dipolydora tridenticulata''
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Dipolydora trilobata''
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Dipolydora vulcanica''
References
{{Taxonbar, from=Q3894577
Canalipalpata
Annelid genera