WoRMS taxon details
Chaetocirratulus Blake, 2018
1316610 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:1316610)
accepted
Genus
Heterocirrus andersenensis Augener, 1932 accepted as Chaetocirratulus andersenensis (Augener, 1932) (type by original designation)
- Species Chaetocirratulus abyssalis Blake, 2018
- Species Chaetocirratulus andersenensis (Augener, 1932)
- Species Chaetocirratulus bathyalis Blake, 2023
- Species Chaetocirratulus epitocus (Monro, 1930)
- Species Chaetocirratulus furvus Blake, 2018
- Species Chaetocirratulus gayheadius (Hartman, 1965)
- Species Chaetocirratulus glebalis Blake, 2023
- Species Chaetocirratulus hessleri Blake, 2022
- Species Chaetocirratulus neogracilis Blake, 2018
- Species Chaetocirratulus pinguis (Hartman, 1978)
- Species Chaetocirratulus sandersi Blake, 2022
- Species Chaetocirratulus tomaculus Blake, 2022
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
recent only
masculine
Blake, James A. (2018). Bitentaculate Cirratulidae (Annelida, Polychaeta) collected chiefly during cruises of the R/V Anton Bruun, USNS Eltanin, USCG Glacier, R/V Hero, RVIB Nathaniel B. Palmer, and R/V Polarstern from the Southern Ocean, Antarctica, and off Western South America. <em>Zootaxa.</em> 4537(1): 1-130., available online at https://biotaxa.org/Zootaxa/article/view/zootaxa.4537.1.1
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Etymology Author: "Chaetocirratulus is derived from the Greek chaeto for hair or bristle and the Latin cirrus for curl or tendril and...
Etymology Author: "Chaetocirratulus is derived from the Greek chaeto for hair or bristle and the Latin cirrus for curl or tendril and is a combination of the generic names Chaetozone and Cirratulus emphasizing the close similarity of these bitentaculate cirratulids with their multitentaculate relatives. [details]
Read, G.; Fauchald, K. (Ed.) (2025). World Polychaeta Database. Chaetocirratulus Blake, 2018. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1316610 on 2025-05-09
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Blake, James A. (2018). Bitentaculate Cirratulidae (Annelida, Polychaeta) collected chiefly during cruises of the R/V Anton Bruun, USNS Eltanin, USCG Glacier, R/V Hero, RVIB Nathaniel B. Palmer, and R/V Polarstern from the Southern Ocean, Antarctica, and off Western South America. <em>Zootaxa.</em> 4537(1): 1-130., available online at https://biotaxa.org/Zootaxa/article/view/zootaxa.4537.1.1
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Etymology Author: "Chaetocirratulus is derived from the Greek chaeto for hair or bristle and the Latin cirrus for curl or tendril and is a combination of the generic names Chaetozone and Cirratulus emphasizing the close similarity of these bitentaculate cirratulids with their multitentaculate relatives. [details]Grammatical gender Not stated. Chaetocirratulus must be masculine as Cirratulus is masculine [details]