Chaetopterus djiboutiensis
| Chaetopterus djiboutiensis | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Annelida |
| Class: | Polychaeta |
| Family: | Chaetopteridae |
| Genus: | Chaetopterus |
| Species: | C. djiboutiensis
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| Binomial name | |
| Chaetopterus djiboutiensis Gravier, 1906
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Chaetopterus djiboutiensis is a species of parchment worm, a marine polychaete in the family Chaetopteridae. It is endemic to Djibouti and the central to southern Red Sea.
Taxonomy
Chaetopterus djiboutiensis was originally described as a variety of C. variopedatus,[1] but recent study has demonstrated it to be a distinct species.[2][3]
References
- ^ Gravier, C. (1906). "Sur Les Annélides Polychètes de La Mer Rouge (Sabellides)". Bulletin du Muséum d'histoire naturelle. 12: 33–43.
- ^ Moore, Jenna M. (2019). Phylogeny, Systematics, and Evolution of Functional Morphology in Chaetopteridae (Annelida) (PhD thesis). University of FLorida.
- ^ Brown, Shannon D.; Terraneo, Tullia I.; Moore, Jenna M.; Paulay, Gustav; White, Kristine N.; Berumen, Michael L.; Benzoni, Francesca (2025). "The Diversity and Phylogenetic Relationships of a Chaetopterus Symbiont Community in Djibouti, with Redescription of Chaetopterus djiboutiensis Gravier, 1906 Stat. Nov. (Annelida: Chaetopteridae)". Diversity. 17 (5): 366. Bibcode:2025Diver..17..366B. doi:10.3390/d17050366.