Higher Classification: > Kingdom Animalia > Phylum Annelida > Class Polychaeta > Subclass Sedentaria > Family Chaetopteridae

Chaetopterus Cuvier, 1830

Rank: Genus
Taxon Status: accepted

Children

Chaetopterus variopedatus (Renier, 1804)

Literature

original description

Cuvier, G. 1830. Le règne animal distribué d'apres son organisation, pour servir de base a l'histoire naturelle des animaux et d'introduction a l'anatomie comparée. 2nd Edition. Volume 3 [includes Polychaeta]. 1-504. Déterville et Crochard. Paris.

additional source

Fauchald, K. 1977. The polychaete worms, definitions and keys to the orders, families and genera. Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County: Los Angeles, CA (USA) Science Series 28:1-188

additional source

Brunel, P., Bosse, L. & Lamarche, G. (1998). Catalogue of the marine invertebrates of the estuary and Gulf of St. Lawrence. Canadian Special Publication of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences, 126. 405 p.

additional source

ITIS database

additional source

Bellan, G. (2001). Polychaeta, in: Costello, M.J. et al. (Ed.) (2001). European register of marine species: a check-list of the marine species in Europe and a bibliography of guides to their identification. Collection Patrimoines Naturels, 50: pp. 214-231

additional source

Day, J.H. (1967). Polychaeta of Southern Africa. Part 2. Sedentaria. British Museum (Natural History), London. Pp 459-842.

ecology source

Newbigin, Marion I. 1898. On certain green (chlorophylloid) pigments in invertebrates. Quarterly Journal of Microscopical Science, London (series 2) 41: 391-438.

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GBIF

Citation

Read, G. (2014). Chaetopterus Cuvier, 1830. In: Read, G.; Fauchald, K. (Ed.) (2014) World Polychaeta database. In: Costello, M.J.; Bouchet, P.; Boxshall, G.; Arvantidis, C.; Appeltans, W. (2014) European Register of Marine Species, accessed through PESI at http://www.eu-nomen.eu/portal/taxon.php?GUID=urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:129229

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Occurrence

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Environment


marine, not brackish, not fresh, not terrestrial

Importance

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Last modified

2012-07-10 by Geoffrey Read

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