Chaetopterus norvegicus

Chaetopterus norvegicus
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Annelida
Class:	Polychaeta
Family:	Chaetopteridae
Genus:	Chaetopterus
Species:	C. norvegicus
Binomial name
Chaetopterus norvegicus M. Sars, 1835

Chaetopterus norvegicus is a species of parchment worm, a marine polychaete in the family Chaetopteridae. ^{[1] [2]}

It is found in the North sea and Arctic waters around Norway and the west coast of Sweden at depths of 30 to 550 m (100 to 1,800 ft). ^[1]

Taxonomy

Chaetopterus norvegicus was formerly synonymized with C. variopedatus , but Moore et al. (2020) recognized it as a distinct species. ^[1]

References

1. 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 .
2. Sars, M. (1835). Beskrivelser og Iagttagelser over nogle mærkelige eller nye i Havet ved den Bergenske Kyst levende Dyr af Polypernes, Acalephernes, Radiaternes, Annelidernes, og Molluskernes Classer, med en kort Oversigt over de hidtil af Forfatteren sammesteds fundne Arter og deres Forekommen (in Danish). Bergen: Thorstein Hallagers Forlag hos Chr. Dahl, R.S. doi: 10.5962/bhl.title.13017 .