Chaetopterus japonicus

Chaetopterus japonicus
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Annelida
Class:	Polychaeta
Family:	Chaetopteridae
Genus:	Chaetopterus
Species:	C. japonicus
Binomial name
Chaetopterus japonicus Nishi, 2001

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

Description and biology

Chaetopterus japonicus is distinguishable from other Chaetopterus species found in Japanese waters in being small (< 2 cm body length), and having characteristic ringed eyes. It inhabits U-shaped tubes. ^{[2] [3]}

References

1. "WoRMS - World Register of Marine Species - Chaetopterus japonicus Nishi, 2001".
2. Eijiroh, Nishi (2001-12-31). "Partial revision of Japanese Chaetopterus (Chaetopteridae, Polychaeta), including description of three new species from southern Pacific side of central Japan". Actinia: Bulletin of the Manazuru Marine Laboratory for Science Education, Faculty of Education and Human Sciences, Yokohama National University (in Japanese). 14: 1–26.
3. Miura, Tomoyuki (2020). "鹿児島湾で発見された小型ツバサゴカイ科環形動物の記録" [Note on small chaetopterid annelids found in Kagoshima Bay, Japan. Nature of Kagoshima]. Nature of Kagoshima (in Japanese). 46: 487–494. Retrieved 2025-08-07.