Chaetopterus djiboutiensis

Chaetopterus djiboutiensis
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Annelida
Class:	Polychaeta
Family:	Chaetopteridae
Genus:	Chaetopterus
Species:	C. djiboutiensis
Binomial name
Chaetopterus djiboutiensis Gravier, 1906

Chaetopterus djiboutiensis is a species of parchment worm, a marine polychaete in the family Chaetopteridae. It is endemic to Djibouti and the central to southern Red Sea.

Taxonomy

Chaetopterus djiboutiensis was originally described as a variety of C. variopedatus, ^[1] but recent study has demonstrated it to be a distinct species. ^{[2] [3]}

References

1. Gravier, C. (1906). "Sur Les Annélides Polychètes de La Mer Rouge (Sabellides)". Bulletin du Muséum d'histoire naturelle. 12: 33–43.
2. Moore, Jenna M. (2019). Phylogeny, Systematics, and Evolution of Functional Morphology in Chaetopteridae (Annelida) (PhD thesis). University of FLorida.
3. Brown, Shannon D.; Terraneo, Tullia I.; Moore, Jenna M.; Paulay, Gustav; White, Kristine N.; Berumen, Michael L.; Benzoni, Francesca (2025). "The Diversity and Phylogenetic Relationships of a Chaetopterus Symbiont Community in Djibouti, with Redescription of Chaetopterus djiboutiensis Gravier, 1906 Stat. Nov. (Annelida: Chaetopteridae)". Diversity. 17 (5): 366. Bibcode:2025Diver..17..366B. doi: 10.3390/d17050366 .