Chaetopterus qiani

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Chaetopterus qiani
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Annelida
Class: Polychaeta
Family: Chaetopteridae
Genus: Chaetopterus
Species:
C. qiani
Binomial name
Chaetopterus qiani
Sun & Qiu, 2014

Chaetopterus qiani is a species of parchment worm, a marine polychaete in the family Chaetopteridae.

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Distribution

Chaetopterus qiani is found in epibenthic sediments in Hong Kong. [1]

Description

Chaetopterus qiani differs from other Pacific species of Chaetopterus in having 9 chaetigers in region A, muddy eyes, and tubes, and neuropodia in region A9. [1]

References

  1. 1 2 Sun, Yanan; Qiu, Jian-Wen (18 December 2014). "A new species of Chaetopterus (Annelida, Chaetopteridae) from Hong Kong". Memoirs of Museum Victoria. 71: 303–309. doi:10.24199/j.mmv.2014.71.23.