Chaetopterus bruneli

Chaetopterus bruneli
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Annelida
Class:	Polychaeta
Family:	Chaetopteridae
Genus:	Chaetopterus
Species:	C. bruneli
Binomial name
	Chaetopterus bruneli; Moore, Gagnon & Petersen, 2020

Last updated August 23, 2025

Chaetopterus bruneli is a species of parchment worm, a marine polychaete in the family Chaetopteridae. The species is named in honor of Dr. Pierre Brunel of Montreal University.^[1]^[2]

Distribution

Chaetopterus bruneli inhabits Atlantic waters off eastern Canada.^[2]

References

↑ WoRMS. "Chaetopterus bruneli Moore, Gagnon & Petersen, 2020". World Register of Marine Species . Retrieved 21 August 2025.
1 2 Moore, Jenna M.; Gagnon, Jean-Marc; Petersen, Mary E. (2020). "A new species of Chaetopterus (Annelida: Chaetopteridae) from eastern Canada, with a redescription of Chaetopterus norvegicus M. Sars, 1835". European Journal of Taxonomy . 720: 19–34. Bibcode:2020EJTax.720...19M. doi:10.5852/ejt.2020.720.1111.

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[1] WoRMS. "Chaetopterus bruneli Moore, Gagnon & Petersen, 2020". World Register of Marine Species . Retrieved 21 August 2025.

[moore2020-2] 1 2 Moore, Jenna M.; Gagnon, Jean-Marc; Petersen, Mary E. (2020). "A new species of Chaetopterus (Annelida: Chaetopteridae) from eastern Canada, with a redescription of Chaetopterus norvegicus M. Sars, 1835". European Journal of Taxonomy . 720: 19–34. Bibcode:2020EJTax.720...19M. doi:10.5852/ejt.2020.720.1111.

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