Biology:Chaetopterus japonicus
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Short description: Species of annelid worm
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Annelida |
| Clade: | Pleistoannelida |
| Subclass: | Sedentaria |
| Order: | Spionida |
| Family: | Chaetopteridae |
| Genus: | Chaetopterus |
| Species: | C. japonicus
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| Binomial name | |
| Chaetopterus japonicus Nishi, 2001
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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". https://marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=605522.
- ↑ 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" (in ja). Actinia: Bulletin of the Manazuru Marine Laboratory for Science Education, Faculty of Education and Human Sciences, Yokohama National University 14: 1–26. https://ynu.repo.nii.ac.jp/records/1781.
- ↑ 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" (in ja). Nature of Kagoshima 46: 487–494. https://journal.kagoshima-nature.org/046-086/. Retrieved 2025-08-07.
Wikidata ☰ Q135656771 entry
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