Chaetopterus dewysee

Chaetopterus dewysee
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Annelida
Class:	Polychaeta
Family:	Chaetopteridae
Genus:	Chaetopterus
Species:	C. dewysee
Binomial name
	Chaetopterus dewysee; Tilic & Rouse, 2020

Last updated August 11, 2025

Chaetopterus dewysee is a species of parchment worm, a marine polychaete in the family Chaetopteridae.^[1]

Distribution

Chaetopterus dewysee is found in coastal waters off southern California.^[2]

References

↑ WoRMS. "Chaetopterus dewysee Tilic & Rouse, 2020". World Register of Marine Species . Retrieved 9 August 2025.
↑ Tilic, E., & Rouse, G. W. (2020). Hidden in plain sight, Chaetopterus dewysee sp. nov. (Chaetopteridae, Annelida) – A new species from Southern California. European Journal of Taxonomy, (643). doi : 10.5852/ejt.2020.643

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[1] WoRMS. "Chaetopterus dewysee Tilic & Rouse, 2020". World Register of Marine Species . Retrieved 9 August 2025.

[2] Tilic, E., & Rouse, G. W. (2020). Hidden in plain sight, Chaetopterus dewysee sp. nov. (Chaetopteridae, Annelida) – A new species from Southern California. European Journal of Taxonomy, (643). doi : 10.5852/ejt.2020.643

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