Chaetopterus capensis

Chaetopterus capensis
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Annelida
Family: Chaetopteridae
Genus: Chaetopterus
Species:
C. capensis
Binomial name
Chaetopterus capensis
Stimpson, 1855
Synonyms
  • C. hamatus Schmarda, 1861

Chaetopterus capensis is a species of parchment worm, a marine polychaete in the family Chaetopteridae.

Taxonomy

Chaetopterus capensis was formerly synonymized with C. variopedatus, but is now recognized as a distinct species.

References

  1. ↑ WoRMS. "Chaetopterus capensis Stimpson, 1855". World Register of Marine Species. Retrieved 9 August 2025.
  2. ↑ Moore, Jenna M.; Nishi, Eijiroh; Rouse, Greg W. (2017). "Phylogenetic analyses of Chaetopteridae (Annelida)". Zoologica Scripta. 46 (5): 596–610. doi:10.1111/zsc.12238.