WoRMS taxon details
Chaetopterus aduncus Nishi, Hickman & Bailey-Brock, 2009
605518 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:605518)
accepted
Species
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
recent only
Nishi, Eijiroh; Hickman Jr., Cleveland P.; Bailey-Brock, Julie H. (2009). <i>Chaetopterus</i> and <i>Mesochaetopterus</i> (Polychaeta: Chaetopteridae) from the Galapagos Islands, with descriptions of four new species. <em>Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia.</em> 158(1): 239-259., available online at https://doi.org/10.1635/053.158.0113
page(s): 246-248, figs. 6-7, table 1 [details] Available for editors
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page(s): 246-248, figs. 6-7, table 1 [details] Available for editors
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Etymology aduncus is derived from Latin meaning crooked, referring to the curved tube.
Etymology aduncus is derived from Latin meaning crooked, referring to the curved tube. [details]
Read, G.; Fauchald, K. (Ed.) (2026). World Polychaeta Database. Chaetopterus aduncus Nishi, Hickman & Bailey-Brock, 2009. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=605518 on 2026-09-16
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Nomenclature
original description
Nishi, Eijiroh; Hickman Jr., Cleveland P.; Bailey-Brock, Julie H. (2009). <i>Chaetopterus</i> and <i>Mesochaetopterus</i> (Polychaeta: Chaetopteridae) from the Galapagos Islands, with descriptions of four new species. <em>Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia.</em> 158(1): 239-259., available online at https://doi.org/10.1635/053.158.0113
page(s): 246-248, figs. 6-7, table 1 [details] Available for editors [request]
page(s): 246-248, figs. 6-7, table 1 [details] Available for editors
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Present Present in aphia/obis/gbif/idigbio Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
Holotype MCCDRS 3922, geounit Galapagos Islands [details]
