Chaetopterus takahashii

Chaetopterus takahashii
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Annelida
Class:	Polychaeta
Family:	Chaetopteridae
Genus:	Chaetopterus
Species:	C. takahashii
Binomial name
	Chaetopterus takahashii; Izuka, 1911

Last updated August 26, 2025

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

Description

Chaetopterus takahashii is distinguished by the higher number of chaetigers in region-A (12), the lack of eyes, and a larger body length (>1 foot).^[2]

References

↑ Izuka, Akira. (1911). [On the genus Chaetopterus from Japanese waters]. Dōbutsugaku Zasshi [The Zoological Magazine], Tokyo. 23(274): 431-435, text-figs. 1-2, plate 8 figs. 1-17. [In Japanese]., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/10213538
↑ 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.

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[1] Izuka, Akira. (1911). [On the genus Chaetopterus from Japanese waters]. Dōbutsugaku Zasshi [The Zoological Magazine], Tokyo. 23(274): 431-435, text-figs. 1-2, plate 8 figs. 1-17. [In Japanese]., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/10213538

[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.

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