WoRMS name details
Amathys Desbruyères & Laubier, 1996
325198 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:325198)
unaccepted (subjective synonym)
Genus
Amathys lutzi Desbruyères & Laubier, 1996 accepted as Amphisamytha lutzi (Desbruyères & Laubier, 1996) (type by original designation)
- Species Amathys lutzi Desbruyères & Laubier, 1996 accepted as Amphisamytha lutzi (Desbruyères & Laubier, 1996) (superseded original combination)
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
recent only
masculine
Desbruyères, Daniel; Laubier, Lucien. (1996). A new genus and species of ampharetid polychaete from deep-sea hydrothermal vent community in the Azores triple-junction area. <em>Proceedings of the Biological Society of Washington.</em> 109(2): 248-255., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/34644853
page(s): 248-249 [details]
page(s): 248-249 [details]
Etymology Amathys is an anagram of Samytha. Gender is male. However there was an existing similar-sounding anagram in the form of the...
Etymology Amathys is an anagram of Samytha. Gender is male. However there was an existing similar-sounding anagram in the form of the genus Amythas authored by Benham. This has understandably been a source of confusion and error subsequently [G Read comment]. [details]
Read, G.; Fauchald, K. (Ed.) (2026). World Polychaeta Database. Amathys Desbruyères & Laubier, 1996. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=325198 on 2026-05-21
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Nomenclature
original description
Desbruyères, Daniel; Laubier, Lucien. (1996). A new genus and species of ampharetid polychaete from deep-sea hydrothermal vent community in the Azores triple-junction area. <em>Proceedings of the Biological Society of Washington.</em> 109(2): 248-255., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/34644853
page(s): 248-249 [details]
page(s): 248-249 [details]
Taxonomy
source of synonymy
Stiller, J.; Rousset, V.; Pleijel, F.; Chevaldonné, P.; Vrijenhoek, R.C.; Rouse, G.W. (2013). Phylogeny, biogeography and systematics of hydrothermal vent and methane seep <i>Amphisamytha</i> (Ampharetidae, Annelida), with descriptions of three new species. <em>Systematics and Biodiversity.</em> 11(1): 35-65., available online at https://doi.org/10.1080/14772000.2013.772925
note: Stiller et al (2013) place type species Amathys lutzi as a subsequent combination in Amphisamytha. This means that Amathys becomes a junior synonym of Amphisamytha [details] Available for editors
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note: Stiller et al (2013) place type species Amathys lutzi as a subsequent combination in Amphisamytha. This means that Amathys becomes a junior synonym of Amphisamytha [details] Available for editors
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Etymology Amathys is an anagram of Samytha. Gender is male. However there was an existing similar-sounding anagram in the form of the genus Amythas authored by Benham. This has understandably been a source of confusion and error subsequently [G Read comment]. [details]
