Chaetopterus pacificus
| Chaetopterus pacificus | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Annelida |
| Class: | Polychaeta |
| Family: | Chaetopteridae |
| Genus: | Chaetopterus |
| Species: | C. pacificus |
| Binomial name | |
| Chaetopterus pacificus Nishi, 2001 | |
Chaetopterus pacificus is a species of parchment worm, a marine polychaete in the family Chaetopteridae.[1][2]
Description and biology
Chaetopterus pacificus is known from sandy bottoms from the Izu Peninsula to the Boso Peninsula, in central Japan. It is distinct in having an extended flip-like peristomium, a higher number (11-12) of chaetigers (chitinous bristle) in the anterior region, and a U-shaped tube.[3]
References
- ^ WoRMS. "Chaetopterus pacificus Nishi, 2001". World Register of Marine Species. Retrieved 7 August 2025.
- ^ Jimi, Naoto (10 October 2024). "The Polychaetous Annelids of Japan: Updated Checklist of Known Species". Species Diversity. 29 (2) SD21-22. Japanese Society of Systematic Zoology: 337–377. doi:10.12782/specdiv.29.337. ISSN 1342-1670.
- ^ Nishi, Eijiroh (31 December 2001). "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. 14. 横浜国立大学教育人間科学部附属理科教育実習施設: 1–26. Retrieved 7 August 2025.