Chaetopteridae
Also known as: Parchment Worms, Pergamentwürmer, chaetopterid worms, parchment tubeworms, pergamentmaskar, qumat, Хетоптериды, ツバサゴカイ科
Classification
| Kingdom | Animalia |
|---|---|
| Phylum | Annelida |
| Class | Polychaeta |
| Family | Chaetopteridae |
| Published in | Audouin, J.V. and Milne Edwards, H. (1833). [Part 5.] Classification des Annélides et description de celles qui habitent les côtes de la France. Annales Des Sciences Naturelles, Paris, sér. 1, 30: 411–425. https://www.marinespecies.org/polychaeta/aph |
| Habitat | MARINE |
| Genera | 5 |
| Species records held | 84 |
| Descendant taxa (GBIF) | 132 |
| GBIF key | 3592 |
Genera in Chaetopteridae
- Chaetopterus — 23 species: Chaetopterus aduncus, Chaetopterus antarcticus, Chaetopterus brevis, Chaetopterus bruneli, Chaetopterus capensis, Chaetopterus cautus, Chaetopterus charlesdarwinii, Chaetopterus dewysee
- Phyllochaetopterus — 22 species: Phyllochaetopterus aciculigerus, Phyllochaetopterus anglicus, Phyllochaetopterus arabicus, Phyllochaetopterus awasensis, Phyllochaetopterus bhaudi, Phyllochaetopterus claparedii, Phyllochaetopterus elioti, Phyllochaetopterus gardineri
- Mesochaetopterus — 20 species: Mesochaetopterus alipes, Mesochaetopterus capensis, Mesochaetopterus crypticus, Mesochaetopterus ecuadorica, Mesochaetopterus formosana, Mesochaetopterus japonicus, Mesochaetopterus laevis, Mesochaetopterus malayensis
- Spiochaetopterus — 18 species: Spiochaetopterus bergensis, Spiochaetopterus costarum, Spiochaetopterus creoceanae, Spiochaetopterus iheyaensis, Spiochaetopterus izuensis, Spiochaetopterus koreana, Spiochaetopterus madeirensis, Spiochaetopterus manazuruensis
- Telepsavus — 1 species: Telepsavus bonhourei
Source and Attribution
Taxonomic rank data on this page is drawn from the GBIF Backbone Taxonomy, doi.org/10.15468/39omei, GBIF Secretariat, licensed CC BY 4.0. Member-species counts are counts of records held in the Sanctum species index, not a claim of completeness for the family.