Chaetopterus longipes

Chaetopterus longipes

Classification

Class: Polychaeta
Order: —
Family: Chaetopteridae

Chaetopterus longipes is a species of parchment worm, a marine polychaete in the family Chaetopteridae. Biology and distribution Chaetopterus longipes is a highly gregarious parchment worm that forms aggregations of hundreds of worms. It occurs in the Indian Ocean and the Red Sea.

Distribution

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Countries in the Picchu catalog

Sources and credits

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Chaetopterus longipes

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