Chaetopterus macropus
Species of annelid worm
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Chaetopterus macropus is a species of parchment worm, a marine polychaete in the family Chaetopteridae.[1]
| Chaetopterus macropus | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Annelida |
| Family: | Chaetopteridae |
| Genus: | Chaetopterus |
| Species: | C. macropus |
| Binomial name | |
| Chaetopterus macropus Schmarda, 1861 | |
Description
Chaetopterus macropus is a solitary species which lives in a U-shaped tube on a sandy bottom. It has nine anterior region chaetigers and no brown bands in region-A.[2]
