Chaetopterus sp. (Polychaeta: Chaetopteridae) from the Faroe Islands, compared to species likely to inhabit the area

Abstract

Chaetopterus worms are tube dwelling polychaetes inhabiting the marine sediment. They feed on suspended particles which are caught in a mucus net as the water flows through the tube. A detailed morphological description of Chaetopterus sp. is given based on a collection of thirty-five specimens which were sampled for the purpose of this thesis. This description has been compared to five previous described species and one undescribed. Even though there are a number of resemblances between Chaetopterus sp. and Chaetopterus valencinii (de Quatrefages, 1866) it cannot be concluded whether these are the same species.

Date of Award	2010
Original language	English
Awarding Institution	Náttúruvísindadeildin - Faculty of Science and Technology
Supervisor	Eyðfinn Magnussen (Supervisor) & Eyðfinn Magnussen (Supervisor)