Chaetopterus capensis
Species of annelid worm
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Chaetopterus capensis is a species of parchment worm, a marine polychaete in the family Chaetopteridae.[1]
| Chaetopterus capensis | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Annelida |
| Family: | Chaetopteridae |
| Genus: | Chaetopterus |
| Species: | C. capensis |
| Binomial name | |
| Chaetopterus capensis Stimpson, 1855 | |
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Taxonomy
Chaetopterus capensis was formerly synonymized with C. variopedatus, but is now recognized as a distinct species.[2]
