WoRMS - World Register of Marine Species - Ampharetidae Malmgren, 1866

Ampharetidae Malmgren, 1866
AphiaID: 981

Classification: Biota > Animalia (Kingdom) > Annelida (Phylum) > Polychaeta (Class) > Canalipalpata (Subclass) > Terebellida (Order) > Terebellomorpha (Suborder)

Status

accepted

Record
status

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Rank

Family

Parent

Terebellomorpha

Sources

basis of record: Fauchald, K. 1977. The polychaete worms, definitions and keys to the orders, families and genera. Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County: Los Angeles, CA (USA) Science Series 28:1-188, available online at http://www.vliz.be/imisdocs/publications/123110.pdf [details]

additional source: Fauchald, Kristian (2007). World Register of Polychaeta, available online at http://www.marinespecies.org/polychaeta [details]

additional source: Jirkov, I. A. 2011. Discussion of taxonomic characters and classification of Ampharetidae (Polychaeta). Italian Journal of Zoology 78(Supplement 1): 78-94, available online at http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/11250003.2011.617216 [details]

additional source: Salazar Vallejo, Sergio I.; Hutchings Pat, A. 2012. A review of characters useful in delineating ampharetid genera (Polychaeta). Zootaxa (3402): 45-53, available online at http://www.mapress.com/zootaxa/list/2012/3402.html [details]

additional source: Imajima, Minoru; Reuscher, Michael; Fiege, Dieter. 2013. Ampharetidae (Annelida: Polychaeta) from Japan. Part II: Genera with elevated and modified notopodia. Zootaxa 3647(1): 137–166, available online at http://dx.doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.3647.1.7 [details]

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Subfamily Ampharetinae

» Genus Adercodon Mackie, 1994

» Species Adercodon pleijeli Mackie, 1994

» Genus Alkmaria Horst, 1919

» Species Alkmaria romijni Horst, 1919
» Species Alkmaria ryckiana (Augener, 1928)
» Species Alkmaria rominji Korst, 1919 accepted as Alkmaria romijni Horst, 1919

» Genus Amage Malmgren, 1865

» Species Amage adspersa (Grube, 1863)
» Species Amage anops (Johnson, 1901)
» Species Amage arieticornuta Moore, 1923
» Species Amage asiaticus Uschakov, 1955
» Species Amage auricula Malmgren, 1866

» Subspecies Amage auricula sibogae Caullery, 1944

» Species Amage delus (Chamberlin, 1919)
» Species Amage gallasii Marion, 1875
» Species Amage longibranchiata Hartman, 1960
» Species Amage perfecta Moore, 1923
» Species Amage pusilla Verrill, 1873
» Species Amage scotica Clark, 1952
» Species Amage sculpta Ehlers, 1908
» Species Amage scutata Moore, 1923
» Species Amage tumida Ehlers, 1887
» Species Amage gallasii Marion, 1876 accepted as Amage gallasii Marion, 1875
» Species Amage inhamata Hoagland, 1919 accepted as Dodecaceria inhamata (Hoagland, 1919)

» Genus Amagopsis

» Species Amagopsis klugei Pergament & Hlebovic in Chlebovich, 1964 accepted as Grubianella klugei (Pergament, Chlebovitch, 1964 in Chlebovitch, 1964)

» Genus Ampharana Hartman, 1967

» Species Ampharana antarctica Hartman, 1967

» Genus Ampharete Malmgren, 1866

» Species Ampharete acutifrons (Grube, 1860)
» Species Ampharete agulhasensis (Day, 1961)
» Species Ampharete americana Day, 1973
» Species Ampharete arctica Malmgren, 1866

» Subspecies Ampharete arctica gagarae Uschakov, 1950 accepted as Ampharete gagarae Uschakov, 1950

» Species Ampharete baltica Eliason, 1955
» Species Ampharete borealis (Sars, 1856)
» Species Ampharete capensis (Day, 1961)
» Species Ampharete crassiseta Annenkova, 1929
» Species Ampharete debrouweri Jeldes & Lefevre, 1969
» Species Ampharete eupalea Chamberlin, 1920
» Species Ampharete falcata Eliason, 1955

» Variety Ampharete falcata var. baltica Eliason, 1955 accepted as Ampharete baltica Eliason, 1955

» Species Ampharete finmarchica (M. Sars, 1864)
» Species Ampharete fulcata
» Species Ampharete gagarae Uschakov, 1950
» Species Ampharete goeesi Malmgren, 1866
» Species Ampharete goesi Malmgren, 1866

» Subspecies Ampharete goesi brazhnikovi Annenkova, 1929

» Species Ampharete grubei Malmgren, 1865

» Subspecies Ampharete grubei baltica Eliason, 1955

» Genus Amphicteis Grube, 1850

» Species Amphicteis alaskensis Moore, 1905
» Species Amphicteis chilensis Hartmann-Schröder, 1965
» Species Amphicteis dalmatica Hutchings & Rainer, 1979
» Species Amphicteis glabra Moore, 1905
» Species Amphicteis gunneri (M. Sars, 1835)

» Subspecies Amphicteis gunneri antarctica Hessle, 1917
» Subspecies Amphicteis gunneri atlantica McIntosh, 1885
» Subspecies Amphicteis gunneri malayensis Caullery, 1944
» Subspecies Amphicteis gunneri floridus Hartman, 1951 accepted as Hobsonia florida (Hartman, 1951)
» Subspecies Amphicteis gunneri japonica McIntosh, 1885 accepted as Amphicteis gunneri (M. Sars, 1835)

» Genus Amphisamytha Hessle, 1917

» Genus Amythas Benham, 1912

» Species Amythas membranifera Benham, 1921
» Species Amythas lutzi [auct.] accepted as Amathys lutzi Desbruyères & Laubier, 1996

» Genus Amythasides Eliasson, 1955

» Species Amythasides macroglossus Eliason, 1955

» Genus Andamanella

» Species Andamanella bellis Holthe, 2002

» Genus Anobothrella Hartman, 1967

» Species Anobothrella antarctica (Monro, 1939)

» Genus Anobothrus Levinsen, [1884]

» Genus Aryandes

» Species Aryandes forficata Kinberg, 1866
» Species Aryandes gracilis Kinberg, 1866

» Genus Asabellides Annenkova, 1929

» Genus Auchenoplax Ehlers, 1887

» Species Auchenoplax andamana Holthe, 2002
» Species Auchenoplax crinita Ehlers, 1887
» Species Auchenoplax mesos Hutchings, 1977
» Species Auchenoplax rullieri Holthe, 1986

» Genus Branchiosabella

» Species Branchiosabella zostericola Claparède, 1863 accepted as Ampharete acutifrons (Grube, 1860)

» Genus Crossostoma

» Species Crossostoma midas Gosse, 1855 accepted as Amphicteis gunneri (M. Sars, 1835)

» Genus Decemunciger

» Species Decemunciger apalea Zottoli, 1982

» Genus Ecamphicteis Fauchald, 1972

» Species Ecamphicteis elongata

» Genus Eclysippe Eliason, 1955

» Species Eclysippe eliasoni (Day, 1973)
» Species Eclysippe trilobata (Hartman, 1969)
» Species Eclysippe vanelli (Fauvel, 1936) accepted as Pterolysippe vanelli (Fauvel, 1936) sensu Eliason, 1955, emend

» Genus Egamella

» Species Egamella quadribranchiata Fauchald, 1972

» Genus Emaga Hartman, 1978

» Species Emaga laevis Hartman, 1972
» Species Emaga laevis Hartman, 1978 accepted as Emaga laevis Hartman, 1972

» Genus Endecamera

» Species Endecamera palea Zottoli, 1982

» Genus Eusamytha McIntosh, 1885

» Species Eusamytha pacifica

» Genus Eusamythella Hartman, 1971

» Species Eusamythella multidentata Wu, Wu & Qian, 1987
» Species Eusamythella sexdentata (Hartman, 1967)

» Genus Glypanostoma

» Species Glypanostoma pallescens (Théel, 1879)

» Genus Glyphanostomum Levinsen, 1884

» Species Glyphanostomum abyssale Day, 1967
» Species Glyphanostomum pallescens (Theel, 1879)
» Species Glyphanostomum scotiarum Hartman, 1978
» Species Glyphanostomum macroglossum Eliason, 1955 accepted as Amythasides macroglossus Eliason, 1955

» Genus Gnathampharete

» Species Gnathampharete paradoxa Desbruyères, 1978

» Genus Grassleia

» Species Grassleia hydrothermalis Solis-Weiss, 1993

» Genus Grubianella McIntosh, 1885

» Species Grubianella antarctica McIntosh, 1885
» Species Grubianella brevicirrata Wu, Wu & Qian, 1987
» Species Grubianella klugei (Pergament, Chlebovitch, 1964 in Chlebovitch, 1964)

» Genus Hobsonia Banse, 1979

» Species Hobsonia florida (Hartman, 1951)

» Genus Hypania

» Species Hypania antiqua (Ostrooumouff, 1896)
» Species Hypania brevispinis (Grube, 1860)
» Species Hypania invalida (Grube, 1860)

» Subspecies Hypania invalida occidentalis Ostroumouff, 1897 accepted as Hypania invalida (Grube, 1860)

» Species Hypania romijni (Horst, 1919)

» Genus Hypaniola Annenkova, 1927

» Species Hypaniola kowalewskii (Grimm in Annenkova, 1927)
» Species Hypaniola grayi Pettibone, 1953 accepted as Hobsonia florida (Hartman, 1951)

» Genus Jugamphicteis

» Species Jugamphicteis galatheae Holthe, 2000
» Species Jugamphicteis paleata Fauchald & Hancock, 1984
» Species Jugamphicteis sargassoensis (Hartman & Fauchald, 1971)

» Genus Lysippe Malmgren, 1866

» Species Lysippe fragilis (Wollebaek, 1912)
» Species Lysippe labiata Malmgren, 1866
» Species Lysippe sexcirrata (Sars, 1856)
» Species Lysippe agulhasensis Day, 1961 accepted as Ampharete agulhasensis (Day, 1961)
» Species Lysippe annectens Moore, 1923 accepted as Paralysippe annectens (Moore, 1923)
» Species Lysippe capensis Day, 1961 accepted as Ampharete capensis (Day, 1961)
» Species Lysippe mexicana Fauchald, 1972 accepted as Pseudampharete mexicana (Fauchald, 1972)
» Species Lysippe vanelli Fauvel, 1936 accepted as Pterolysippe vanelli (Fauvel, 1936) sensu Eliason, 1955, emend

» Genus Lysippides Hessle, 1917

» Species Lysippides caeca Holthe, 2000
» Species Lysippides fragilis (Wollebaeck, 1912) accepted as Lysippe fragilis (Wollebaek, 1912)
» Species Lysippides labiata accepted as Lysippe labiata Malmgren, 1866

» Genus Melinnampharete

» Species Melinnampharete eoa Annenkova, 1937
» Species Melinnampharete gracilis Hartman, 1969
» Species Melinnampharete laubieri (Desbruyères, 1978)
» Species Melinnampharete septemdentata Levenstein, 1978

» Genus Melinnata

» Species Melinnata americana Hartman, 1965

» Genus Melinnoides Benham, 1927

» Species Melinnoides nelsoni Benham, 1927

» Genus Melythasides Desbruyères, 1978

» Species Melythasides laubieri Desbruyères, 1978 accepted as Anobothrus laubieri (Desbruyères, 1978)

» Genus Mexamage

» Species Mexamage corrugata Fauchald, 1972

» Genus Microsamytha

» Species Microsamytha ryckiana Augener, 1928 accepted as Alkmaria ryckiana (Augener, 1928)

» Genus Mugga Eliasson, 1955

» Species Mugga bathyalis Holthe, 1986
» Species Mugga wahrbergi Eliason, 1955

» Genus Muggoides

» Species Muggoides cinctus Hartman, 1965

» Genus Neopaiwa

» Species Neopaiwa cirrata Hartman & Fauchald, 1971

» Genus Neosabellides Hessle, 1917

» Species Neosabellides australiensis Hartmann-Schröder, 1981
» Species Neosabellides elongatus (Ehlers, 1912)
» Species Neosabellides litoralis Annenkova, 1934
» Species Neosabellides oceanica (Fauvel, 1909)
» Species Neosabellides alaskensis Treadwell, 1943 accepted as Asabellides sibirica (Wiren, 1883)

» Genus Neosamytha Hartman, 1967

» Species Neosamytha gracilis Hartman, 1967

» Genus Noanelia Desbruyeres & Laubier, 1977

» Species Noanelia hartmanae Desbruyères & Laubier, 1977

» Genus Pabits

» Species Pabits deroderus Chamberlin, 1919

» Genus Paedampharete Russell, 1987

» Species Paedampharete acutiseries Russell, 1987

» Genus Paiwa

» Species Paiwa abyssi Chamberlin, 1919

» Genus Paralysippe

» Species Paralysippe annectens (Moore, 1923)

» Genus Paramage

» Species Paramage madurensis Caullery, 1944
» Species Paramage scutata (Moore, 1923)
» Species Paramage tasmanensis Holthe, 2000

» Genus Parampharete Hartman, 1967

» Species Parampharete weddellia Hartman, 1978

» Genus Paramphicteis

» Species Paramphicteis angustifolia (Grube, 1878)

» Genus Parhypania

» Species Parhypania brevispinis (Grimm in Grube, 1860)

» Genus Pavelius

» Species Pavelius uschakovi Kuznetsov & Levenstein, 1988

» Genus Phyllampharete

» Species Phyllampharete longicirra Hartman & Fauchald, 1971

» Genus Phyllamphicteis

» Species Phyllamphicteis collaribranchis Augener, 1918
» Species Phyllamphicteis foliata (Haswell, 1883)

» Genus Phyllocomus Grube, 1877

» Species Phyllocomus balinensis Holthe, 2000
» Species Phyllocomus crocea Grube, 1877
» Species Phyllocomus hiltoni (Chamberlin, 1919)
» Species Phyllocomus dibranchiata Benham, 1921 accepted as Phyllocomus crocea Grube, 1877

» Genus Pseudampharete Hilbig, Brigitte in Blake, Hilbig & Scott, 2000

» Species Pseudampharete mexicana (Fauchald, 1972)

» Genus Pseudamphicteis

» Species Pseudamphicteis papillosa Hutchings, 1977

» Genus Pseudosabellides

» Species Pseudosabellides lineata Berkeley & Berkeley, 1943 accepted as Asabellides lineata (Berkeley & Berkeley, 1943)
» Species Pseudosabellides littoralis Berkeley & Berkeley, 1943 accepted as Asabellides sibirica (Wiren, 1883)

» Genus Pterampharete

» Species Pterampharete luederitzi Augener, 1918

» Genus Pterolysippe Augener, 1918

» Species Pterolysippe bipennata Augener, 1918
» Species Pterolysippe vanelli (Fauvel, 1936) sensu Eliason, 1955, emend

» Genus Sabellides Milne Edwards in Lamarck, 1838

» Species Sabellides borealis M. Sars, 1856
» Species Sabellides capensis Day, 1961
» Species Sabellides elongatus Ehlers, 1913
» Species Sabellides manriquei Salazar-Vallejo, 1996
» Species Sabellides octocirrata (M. Sars, 1835)

» Subspecies Sabellides octocirrata britannica McIntosh, 1922
» Subspecies Sabellides octocirrata mediterranea Marion, 1879 accepted as Sabellides octocirrata (M. Sars, 1835)

» Genus Samytha

» Genus Samythella

» Species Samythella affinis Day, 1963
» Species Samythella bathycola Uschakov, 1950
» Species Samythella eliasoni Day, 1973
» Species Samythella elongata
» Species Samythella interrupta Fauchald, 1972
» Species Samythella neglecta Wollebaek, 1912
» Species Samythella pala Fauchald, 1972

» Genus Samythopsis

» Species Samythopsis grubei McIntosh, 1885

» Genus Sosane

» Species Sosane bathyalis (Holthe, 1986)
» Species Sosane brevibranchiata Imajima, Reuscher & Fiege 2013
» Species Sosane fauveli Caullery, 1944
» Species Sosane holthei Jirkov, 1994
» Species Sosane jirkovi Holthe, 2002
» Species Sosane occidentalis (Hartman, 1969)
» Species Sosane procera (Ehlers, 1887)

» Subspecies Sosane procera malayensis Caullery, 1944

» Species Sosane sulcata Malmgren, 1866

» Subspecies Sosane sulcata nidrosiensis Bidenkap, 1907 accepted as Anobothrus gracilis (Malmgren, 1866)

» Species Sosane trigintaduo Imajima, Reuscher & Fiege 2013
» Species Sosane uebelackerae Imajima, Reuscher & Fiege 2013
» Species Sosane wahrbergi (Eliason, 1955)
» Species Sosane wireni Caullery, 1944
» Species Sosane wireni (Hessle, 1917)
» Species Sosane gracilis (Malmgren, 1866) accepted as Anobothrus gracilis (Malmgren, 1866)

» Genus Sosanella

» Species Sosanella apalea Hartman, 1965

» Genus Sosanides

» Species Sosanides glandularis Hartmann-Schröder, 1965

» Genus Sosanopsis

» Species Sosanopsis hesslei Banse, 1979
» Species Sosanopsis kerguelensis Monro, 1939
» Species Sosanopsis wireni Hessle, 1917
» Species Sosanopsis armipotens Moore, 1923 accepted as Amelinna armipotens (Moore, 1923)

» Genus Tanseimaruana Imajima, Reuscher & Fiege 2013

» Species Tanseimaruana boninensis Imajima, Reuscher & Fiege 2013
» Species Tanseimaruana vestis (Hartman, 1965)

» Genus Weddellia Hartman, 1967

» Species Weddellia profunda Hartman, 1967

» Genus Ymerana

» Species Ymerana pteropoda Holthe, 1986

» Genus Zatsepinia Jirkov, 1986

» Species Zatsepinia jirkovi Imajima, Reuscher & Fiege 2013
» Species Zatsepinia rittichae Jirkov, 1986

» Genus Amathys Desbruyères & Laubier, 1996 accepted as Amphisamytha Hessle, 1917

» Species Amathys lutzi Desbruyères & Laubier, 1996 accepted as Amphisamytha lutzi (Desbruyères & Laubier, 1996)

» Genus Eusamytha Hartman, 1967 accepted as Eusamythella Hartman, 1971

» Species Eusamytha sexdentata Hartman, 1967 accepted as Eusamythella sexdentata (Hartman, 1967)

» Genus Glyphanostonum accepted as Glyphanostomum Levinsen, 1884

» Species Glyphanostonum abyssale Day, 1967 accepted as Glyphanostomum abyssale Day, 1967
» Species Glyphanostonum pallescens (Théel, 1879) accepted as Glyphanostomum pallescens (Theel, 1879)

» Genus Schistocomus Chamberlin, 1919 accepted as Phyllocomus Grube, 1877

» Species Schistocomus fauveli Hartman, 1955
» Species Schistocomus sovjeticus Annenkova, 1937
» Species Schistocomus hiltoni Chamberlin, 1919 accepted as Phyllocomus hiltoni (Chamberlin, 1919)

Genus Heterobranchus

» Species Heterobranchus speciosus Wagner, 1885 accepted as Sabellides octocirrata (M. Sars, 1835)

Subfamily Melinninae

» Genus Amelinna Hartman, 1969

» Species Amelinna abyssalis Hartman, 1969
» Species Amelinna armipotens (Moore, 1923)

» Genus Irana

» Species Irana heterobranchiata Wesenberg-Lund, 1949

» Genus Isolda Mueller, 1858

» Species Isolda albula Mohammad, 1971
» Species Isolda armata (Kinberg, 1866)
» Species Isolda bipinnata Fauchald, 1977
» Species Isolda pulchella Müller in Grube, 1858
» Species Isolda viridis Hartmann-Schröder, 1965
» Species Isolda sibogae Caullery, 1944 accepted as Isolda pulchella Müller in Grube, 1858
» Species Isolda warnbroensis Augener, 1914 accepted as Isolda pulchella Müller in Grube, 1858
» Species Isolda whydahaensis Augener, 1918 accepted as Isolda pulchella Müller in Grube, 1858

» Genus Melinantipoda Hartman, 1967

» Species Melinantipoda antarctica Hartman, 1967

» Genus Melinna

» Species Melinna aberrans Fauvel, 1932
» Species Melinna albicincta (Mackie & Pleijel, 1995)
» Species Melinna armandi McIntosh, 1885
» Species Melinna arnaudi Parapar & San Martin, 1997
» Species Melinna buskii McIntosh, 1922
» Species Melinna collare Detinova, 1986
» Species Melinna cristata (M. Sars, 1851)

» Subspecies Melinna cristata australis Hartmann-Schröder, 1965
» Subspecies Melinna cristata heterodonta Moore, 1923 accepted as Melinna heterodonta Moore, 1923

» Genus Melinnexis Annenkova, 1931

» Species Melinnexis annenkovae Uschakov, 1952
» Species Melinnexis arctica
» Species Melinnexis collaris Hartman, 1967
» Species Melinnexis dubita (Hoagland, 1920)
» Species Melinnexis monocera (Augener, 1906)
» Species Melinnexis moorei Hartman, 1960
» Species Melinnexis rostrata (Wesenberg-Lund, 1950)
» Species Melinnexis somovi Uschakov, 1957
» Species Melinnexis tentaculata (Treadwell, 1906)
» Species Melinnexis tetradentata Imajima, 2001

» Genus Melinnides

» Species Melinnides rostrata Wesenberg-Lund, 1950 accepted as Melinnexis rostrata (Wesenberg-Lund, 1950)

» Genus Melinnopsides

» Species Melinnopsides capensis (Day, 1955)

» Genus Melinnopsis McIntosh, 1885

» Species Melinnopsis angolensis Hilbig, 2005
» Species Melinnopsis arctica (Annenkova, 1931)
» Species Melinnopsis atlantica McIntosh, 1885
» Species Melinnopsis rostrata
» Species Melinnopsis somovi
» Species Melinnopsis capensis Day, 1955 accepted as Melinnopsides capensis (Day, 1955)

» Genus Oeorpata

» Species Oeorpata armata Kinberg, 1866 accepted as Isolda armata (Kinberg, 1866)

» Genus Oerpata

» Species Oerpata armata Kinberg, 1866 accepted as Isolda armata (Kinberg, 1866)

Genus Rytocephalus

» Species Rytocephalus ebranchiatus Quatrefages, 1866

Genus Uschakovius Laubier, 1973

» Species Uschakovius enigmaticus Laubier & Ramos, 1973

Subfamily Alvinellinae Desbruyères & Laubier, 1980 accepted as Alvinellidae Desbruyères & Laubier, 1986

Environment

marine, ~~brackish~~, ~~fresh~~, ~~terrestrial~~

Fossil range

recent only

Feedingtypes

deposit feeder: surface [details]
detritus feeder [details]

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LSID

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Date	action	by
2004-12-21 15:54:05Z	created	db_admin
2008-03-26 11:36:43Z	changed	Fauchald, Kristian
2010-03-03 00:50:30Z	changed	Read, Geoffrey

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Citation: Read, G.; Fauchald, K. (2013). Ampharetidae. In: Read, G.; Fauchald, K. (Ed.) (2013) World Polychaeta database. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=981 on 2013-05-25

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