Chaetopterus aduncus
| Chaetopterus aduncus | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Annelida |
| Class: | Polychaeta |
| Family: | Chaetopteridae |
| Genus: | Chaetopterus |
| Species: | C. aduncus
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| Binomial name | |
| Chaetopterus aduncus Nishi, Hickman & Bailey-Brock, 2009
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Chaetopterus aduncus is a species of parchment worm, a marine polychaete in the family Chaetopteridae.[1]
Description
Chaetopterus aduncus differs from C. charlesdarwinii and C. galapagensis in having 10-11 anterior region chaetigers, a J-shaped tube with one blind end, and prominent dorsal bulbous inflations in the anterior region chaetigers.[2]
Distribution
Chaetopterus aduncus is endemic to the Galapagos Islands.
References
- ^ WoRMS. "Chaetopterus aduncus Nishi, Hickman & Bailey-Brock, 2009". World Register of Marine Species. Retrieved 8 August 2025.
- ^ Nishi, E.; Hickman, CP Jr; Bailey-Brock, J. (2009). "Chaetopterus and Mesochaetopterus (Polychaeta: Chaetopteridae) from the Galapagos Islands, with descriptions of four new species". Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia. 158 (1): 239–259. Bibcode:2009PANSP.158..239N. doi:10.1635/053.158.0113.