Chaetopterus macropus
| Chaetopterus macropus | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Annelida |
| Class: | Polychaeta |
| Family: | Chaetopteridae |
| Genus: | Chaetopterus |
| Species: | C. macropus
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| Binomial name | |
| Chaetopterus macropus Schmarda, 1861
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Chaetopterus macropus is a species of parchment worm, a marine polychaete in the family Chaetopteridae.[1]
Description
Chaetopterus macropus is a solitary species which lives in a U-shaped tube on a sandy bottom. It has nine anterior region chaetigers and no brown bands in region-A.[2]
References
- ^ WoRMS. "Chaetopterus macropus Schmarda, 1861". World Register of Marine Species. Retrieved 5 August 2025.
- ^ Nishi, E; Hickman, CP Jr; Bailey-Brock, JH (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.