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Amphitrite Müller, 1771

129686  (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:129686)

  1. Biota
  2. Animalia (Kingdom)
  3. Annelida (Phylum)
  4. Polychaeta (Class)
  5. Sedentaria (Subclass)
  6. Canalipalpata (Infraclass)
  7. Terebellida (Order)
  8. Terebelliformia (Suborder)
  9. Terebellidae (Family)
  10. Terebellinae (Subfamily)
  11. Terebellini (Tribe)
  12. Amphitrite (Genus)
accepted
Genus
Amphitrite cirrata Müller, 1776 (type by subsequent designation)

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  1. Species Amphitrite alcicornis Fauvel, 1909
  2. Species Amphitrite attenuata Moore, 1907
  3. Species Amphitrite brunnea (Stimpson, 1853)
  4. Species Amphitrite buzhinskaje Jirkov, 2020
  5. Species Amphitrite chloraema (Schmarda, 1861)
  6. Species Amphitrite cirrata Müller, 1776
  7. Species Amphitrite fauveli Jirkov, Ravara & Cunha, 2018
  8. Species Amphitrite figulus (Dalyell, 1853)
  9. Species Amphitrite haematina (Grube, 1871)
  10. Species Amphitrite jucunda (Kinberg, 1866)
  11. Species Amphitrite kerguelensis McIntosh, 1876
  12. Species Amphitrite leptobranchia Caullery, 1944
  13. Species Amphitrite lobocephala Hsieh, 1994
  14. Species Amphitrite malayensis Caullery, 1944
  15. Species Amphitrite marchilensis Hartmann-Schröder, 1965
  16. Species Amphitrite oculata Hessle, 1917
  17. Species Amphitrite ornata (Leidy, 1855)
  18. Species Amphitrite rubra (Risso, 1826)
  19. Species Amphitrite rzhavskyi Jirkov, 2020
  20. Species Amphitrite scylla (Savigny, 1822)
  21. Species Amphitrite variabilis (Risso, 1826)
  22. Species Amphitrite ventricosa Bosc, 1802
  23. Species Amphitrite auricoma O.F. Müller, 1776 accepted as Amphictene auricoma (O.F. Müller, 1776) (superseded original combination)
  24. Species Amphitrite birulai Ssolowiew, 1899 accepted as Paramphitrite birulai (Ssolowiew, 1899) (superseded original combination)
  25. Species Amphitrite johnstoni Malmgren, 1866 accepted as Neoamphitrite figulus (Dalyell, 1853) accepted as Amphitrite figulus (Dalyell, 1853) (subjective synonym)
  26. Species Amphitrite robusta Johnson, 1901 accepted as Neoamphitrite robusta (Johnson, 1901) (superseded original combination)
  27. Species Amphitrite affinis Malmgren, 1866 represented as Neoamphitrite affinis (Malmgren, 1866) (superseded original combination)
  28. Species Amphitrite edwardsii (Quatrefages, 1866) represented as Neoamphitrite edwardsii (Quatrefages, 1866) (superseded subsequent combination)
  29. Species Amphitrite gracilis (Grube, 1860) represented as Amphitritides gracilis (Grube, 1860) (superseded subsequent combination)
  30. Species Amphitrite grayi Malmgren, 1866 represented as Neoamphitrite grayi (Malmgren, 1866) (superseded original combination)
  31. Species Amphitrite groenlandica Malmgren, 1866 represented as Neoamphitrite groenlandica (Malmgren, 1866) (superseded original combination)
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
recent only
feminine
Müller, Otto Friedrich. 1771. Von Würmern des süssen und salzigen Wassers. 1-200. H. Mumme and Faber. Copenhagen., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/14389400
page(s): 8, 188; note: established, intended for Spio cirrata König, which appears to be an unpublished name [details] 
Read, G.; Fauchald, K. (Ed.) (2025). World Polychaeta Database. Amphitrite Müller, 1771. Accessed through: Marine Species Traits editorial board (2025) Marine Species Traits at: https://marinespecies.org/traits/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=129686 on 2025-09-18
Marine Species Traits editorial board (2025). Marine Species Traits. Amphitrite Müller, 1771. Accessed at: https://www.marinespecies.org/traits/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=129686 on 2025-09-18
Date
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2004-12-21 15:54:05Z
created
Bellan, Gérard
2008-03-03 06:51:11Z
changed
Decock, Wim
2008-03-26 11:36:43Z
changed
Fauchald, Kristian
2011-09-20 01:59:56Z
changed
Read, Geoffrey
2014-12-16 15:41:30Z
changed
Londoño Mesa, Mario H.
2016-03-07 23:21:57Z
changed
Read, Geoffrey
2019-08-16 03:20:59Z
changed
Read, Geoffrey
2020-12-23 00:34:15Z
changed
Read, Geoffrey

original description Müller, Otto Friedrich. 1771. Von Würmern des süssen und salzigen Wassers. 1-200. H. Mumme and Faber. Copenhagen., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/14389400
page(s): 8, 188; note: established, intended for Spio cirrata König, which appears to be an unpublished name [details] 

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

additional source Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS). , available online at http://www.itis.gov [details] 

additional source Bellan, G. (2001). Polychaeta, <i>in</i>: Costello, M.J. <i>et al.</i> (Ed.) (2001). European register of marine species: a check-list of the marine species in Europe and a bibliography of guides to their identification. <em>Collection Patrimoines Naturels.</em> 50: 214-231. (look up in IMIS) [details] 

additional source Brunel, P., L. Bosse & G. Lamarche. (1998). Catalogue of the marine invertebrates of the estuary and Gulf of St. Lawrence. <em>Canadian Special Publication of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences, 126.</em> 405 pp. (look up in IMIS) [details] Available for editors  PDF available

additional source Hutchings, Patricia A.; Glasby, Christopher J. (1988). The Amphitritinae (Polychaeta: Terebellidae) from Australia. <em>Records of the Australian Museum.</em> 40(1): 1-60., available online at http://doi.org/10.3853/j.0067-1975.40.1988.150 [details] Available for editors  PDF available

additional source Malmgren, Anders Johan. (1866? vol for 1865). Nordiska Hafs-Annulater. [part three of three]. <em>Öfversigt af Königlich Vetenskapsakademiens förhandlingar, Stockholm.</em> 22(5): 355-410, plates XVIII-XXIX., available online at https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/32339631
page(s): 374-375 [details] 

identification resource Jirkov, Igor A. (2020). Review of the European Amphitrite (Polychaeta: Terebellidae) with description of two new species. <em>Invertebrate Zoology.</em> 17(4): 311-360., available online at https://kmkjournals.com/journals/Inv_Zool/IZ_Index_Volumes/IZ_17/IZ_17_4_311_360
page(s): 316; note: key to European species [details] 
 
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To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Amphitrite) 
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