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Janua heterostropha

Janua heterostropha

Classification

Janua pagenstecheri is a species of marine polychaete. It is widely distributed around the British Isles and across north-western Europe, and has been described as "probably the commonest spirorbid in the world". Janua pagenstecheri lives attached to substrates such as seaweeds including Corallina officinalis, rocks, stones, shells, and the carapaces of crabs.

Distribution

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Countries in the Picchu catalog
Spain · 161France · 72United Kingdom · 25Italy · 2