| Chaetopterus gregarius | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Annelida |
| Family: | Chaetopteridae |
| Genus: | Chaetopterus |
| Species: | C. gregarius
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| Binomial name | |
| Chaetopterus gregarius Nishi, Arai & Sasanuma, 2000
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Chaetopterus gregarius is a species of parchment worm, a marine polychaete in the family Chaetopteridae.1
Distribution and biology
Chaetopterus gregarius is known from coastal waters off Tokyo Bay in Japan. It tends to be gregarious and attaches itself to hard substrate.2
References
References
- "World Polychaeta Database - Chaetopterus gregarius Nishi, Arai & Sasanuma, 2000".
- Nishi, E.; Arai, H.; Sasanuma, S. (2000). "A new species of Chaetopterus (Polychaeta: Chaetopteridae) from off Tokyo Bay, Central Japan, with comments on its bioluminescence". Actinia. Bulletin of the Manazuru Marine Laboratory for Science Education, Faculty of Education and Human Sciences, Yokohama National University. 13: 1–12.