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Chaetopterus variopedatus
Chaetopterus variopedatus Cuvier, 1827
Fairy tubeworm
Chaetopterus variopedatus
photo by O'Keefe, Jo

Family:  Chaetopteridae ()
Max. size: 
Environment:  benthic; marine; depth range 1 - 585 m
Distribution:  Antarctic, Atlantic, the Mediterranean and Indo-Pacific. Tropical to polar.
Diagnosis:   
Biology:  Found in sublittoral mudflats (Ref. 3197), on muddy fine sand (Ref. 96521), cracks between rocks and on rocky bottoms (Ref. 87630). A filter feeder and host of a parasitic porcellanid crab (Ref. 3197). Tubiculous (Ref. 112705). Feeds mainly on detritus (Ref. 96580).
IUCN Red List Status: Not Evaluated (N.E.) Ref. 123251)
Threat to humans: 
Country info:   
 

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