Chaetopterus japonicus
| Chaetopterus japonicus | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Annelida |
| Class: | Polychaeta |
| Family: | Chaetopteridae |
| Genus: | Chaetopterus |
| Species: | C. japonicus |
| Binomial name | |
| Chaetopterus japonicus Nishi, 2001 | |
Chaetopterus japonicus is a species of parchment worm, a marine polychaete in the family Chaetopteridae.[1]
Description and biology
Chaetopterus japonicus is distinguishable from other Chaetopterus species found in Japanese waters in being small (< 2 cm body length), and having characteristic ringed eyes. It inhabits U-shaped tubes.[2] [3]
References
- ^ "WoRMS - World Register of Marine Species - Chaetopterus japonicus Nishi, 2001".
- ^ 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.
- ^ Miura, Tomoyuki (2020). "鹿児島湾で発見された小型ツバサゴカイ科環形動物の記録" [Note on small chaetopterid annelids found in Kagoshima Bay, Japan. Nature of Kagoshima]. Nature of Kagoshima (in Japanese). 46: 487–494. Retrieved 2025-08-07.