Chaetopterus charlesdarwinii

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

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

Chaetopterus charlesdarwinii is named in honor of Charles Darwin.

Description and biology

Chaetopterus charlesdarwinii is characterized by nine anterior region chaetigers and a brown hand on the lateral of the ventral shield and rear side of the anterior region notopodia. It occurs in irregularly curved tubes attached to the underside of rocks.^[2]

Distribution

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