Chaetopterus aduncus

Chaetopterus aduncus is a species of parchment worm, a marine polychaete in the family Chaetopteridae.^[1]

Chaetopterus aduncus
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Annelida
Family:	Chaetopteridae
Genus:	Chaetopterus
Species:	C. aduncus
Binomial name
Chaetopterus aduncus Nishi, Hickman & Bailey-Brock, 2009

Description

Chaetopterus aduncus differs from C. charlesdarwinii and C. galapagensis in having 10-11 anterior region chaetigers, a J-shaped tube with one blind end, and prominent dorsal bulbous inflations in the anterior region chaetigers.^[2]

Distribution

Chaetopterus aduncus is endemic to the Galapagos Islands.^{[citation needed]}