Chaetopterus macropus

Chaetopterus macropus
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Annelida
Class:	Polychaeta
Family:	Chaetopteridae
Genus:	Chaetopterus
Species:	C. macropus
Binomial name
	Chaetopterus macropus; Schmarda, 1861

Last updated August 06, 2025

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.

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[1] WoRMS. "Chaetopterus macropus Schmarda, 1861". World Register of Marine Species . Retrieved 5 August 2025.

[2] 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.

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