Informal name following Grassle & Grassle 1976. Subject of extensive research on many aspects of its biology, physiology, genetics, and ecology.
Blake, James A.; Grassle, Judith P.; Eckelbarger, Kevin J. (2009). <i>Capitella teleta</i>, a new species designation for the opportunistic and experimental <i>Capitella</i> sp. I, with a review of the literature for confirmed records. <em>Zoosymposia.</em> 2: 25-53.available online athttps://doi.org/10.11646/ZOOSYMPOSIA.2.1.6