Chaetopterus aduncus
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| Chaetopterus aduncus | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Annelida |
| Family: | Chaetopteridae |
| Genus: | Chaetopterus |
| Species: | C. aduncus
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| Binomial name | |
| Chaetopterus aduncus Nishi, Hickman & Bailey-Brock, 2009
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Chaetopterus aduncus is a species of parchment worm, a marine polychaete in the family Chaetopteridae.[1]
Description
[edit | edit source]Chaetopterus aduncus differs from C. charlesdarwinii and C. galapagensis in having 10-11 anterior region chaetigers, a J-shaped tube with one blind end, and prominent dorsal bulbous inflations in the anterior region chaetigers.[2]
Distribution
[edit | edit source]Chaetopterus aduncus is endemic to the Galapagos Islands.[citation needed]
References
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