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Polychaeta taxon details

Ampharetidae Malmgren, 1866 
AphiaID: 981

Classification: Biota > Animalia (Kingdom) > Annelida (Phylum) > Polychaeta (Class) > Canalipalpata (Subclass) > Terebellida (Order) > Terebellomorpha (Suborder)
Status accepted
Record
status
 Checked by Taxonomic Editor
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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taxa

[show all]
 Subfamily Ampharetinae
  » Genus Adercodon Mackie, 1994
» Genus Alkmaria Horst, 1919
» Genus Amage Malmgren, 1865
» Genus Amagopsis
» Genus Ampharana Hartman, 1967
» Genus Ampharete Malmgren, 1866
» Genus Amphicteis Grube, 1850
» Genus Amphisamytha Hessle, 1917
» Genus Amythas Benham, 1912
» Genus Amythasides Eliasson, 1955
» Genus Andamanella
» Genus Anobothrella Hartman, 1967
» Genus Anobothrus Levinsen, [1884]
» Genus Aryandes
» Genus Asabellides Annenkova, 1929
» Genus Auchenoplax Ehlers, 1887
» Genus Branchiosabella
» Genus Crossostoma
» Genus Decemunciger
» Genus Ecamphicteis Fauchald, 1972
» Genus Eclysippe Eliason, 1955
» Genus Egamella
» Genus Emaga Hartman, 1978
» Genus Endecamera
» Genus Eusamytha McIntosh, 1885
» Genus Eusamythella Hartman, 1971
» Genus Glypanostoma
» Genus Glyphanostomum Levinsen, 1884
» Genus Gnathampharete
» Genus Grassleia
» Genus Grubianella McIntosh, 1885
» Genus Hobsonia Banse, 1979
» Genus Hypania
» Genus Hypaniola Annenkova, 1927
» Genus Jugamphicteis
» Genus Lysippe Malmgren, 1866
» Genus Lysippides Hessle, 1917
» Genus Melinnampharete
» Genus Melinnata
» Genus Melinnoides Benham, 1927
» Genus Melythasides Desbruyères, 1978
» Genus Mexamage
» Genus Microsamytha
» Genus Mugga Eliasson, 1955
» Genus Muggoides
» Genus Neopaiwa
» Genus Neosabellides Hessle, 1917
» Genus Neosamytha Hartman, 1967
» Genus Noanelia Desbruyeres & Laubier, 1977
» Genus Pabits
» Genus Paedampharete Russell, 1987
» Genus Paiwa
» Genus Paralysippe
» Genus Paramage
» Genus Parampharete Hartman, 1967
» Genus Paramphicteis
» Genus Parhypania
» Genus Pavelius
» Genus Phyllampharete
» Genus Phyllamphicteis
» Genus Phyllocomus Grube, 1877
» Genus Pseudampharete Hilbig, Brigitte in Blake, Hilbig & Scott, 2000
» Genus Pseudamphicteis
» Genus Pseudosabellides
» Genus Pterampharete
» Genus Pterolysippe Augener, 1918
» Genus Sabellides Milne Edwards in Lamarck, 1838
» Genus Samytha
» Genus Samythella
» Genus Samythopsis
» Genus Sosane
» Genus Sosanella
» Genus Sosanides
» Genus Sosanopsis
» Genus Tanseimaruana Imajima, Reuscher & Fiege 2013
» Genus Weddellia Hartman, 1967
» Genus Ymerana
» Genus Zatsepinia Jirkov, 1986
» Genus Amathys Desbruyères & Laubier, 1996 accepted as Amphisamytha Hessle, 1917
» Genus Eusamytha Hartman, 1967 accepted as Eusamythella Hartman, 1971
» Genus Glyphanostonum accepted as Glyphanostomum Levinsen, 1884
» Genus Schistocomus Chamberlin, 1919 accepted as Phyllocomus Grube, 1877
Genus Heterobranchus
Subfamily Melinninae
  » Genus Amelinna Hartman, 1969
» Genus Irana
» Genus Isolda Mueller, 1858
» Genus Melinantipoda Hartman, 1967
» Genus Melinna
» Genus Melinnexis Annenkova, 1931
» Genus Melinnides
» Genus Melinnopsides
» Genus Melinnopsis McIntosh, 1885
» Genus Oeorpata
» Genus Oerpata
Genus Rytocephalus
Genus Uschakovius Laubier, 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 urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:981
Taxonomic
Edit history
 
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 Malmgren, 1866. In: Read, G.; Fauchald, K. (Ed.) (2013) World Polychaeta database. Accessed through: Read, G.; Fauchald, K. (Ed.) (2013) World Polychaeta database at http://www.marinespecies.org/polychaeta/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=981 on 2013-05-25