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Ampharete

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Genus of annelids

Ampharete
"Ampharete acutifrons" (Grube, 1860) figure 3
Ampharete acutifrons, the type species
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Annelida
Clade: Pleistoannelida
Clade: Sedentaria
Order: Terebellida
Family: Ampharetidae
Subfamily: Ampharetinae
Genus: Ampharete
Malmgren, 1866
Species

45 species (see text)

Synonyms

Sabellides Milne Edwards, 1838

Ampharete is a genus of polychaete annelid worms. They have a single, chevron-shaped row of teeth.

Species

The World Register of Marine Species recognizes the following 45 species:

References

  1. ^ Read G, Fauchald K, eds. (2021). "Ampharete Malmgren, 1866". World Polychaeta database. World Register of Marine Species. Retrieved 9 December 2021.
  2. ^ Tzetlin, A. B. (2005). "Ultrastructural study of the jaw structures in two species of Ampharetidae (Annelida: Polychaeta)". Acta Zoologica. 85 (3): 171–180. doi:10.1111/j.0001-7272.2004.00168.x.
Taxon identifiers
Ampharete


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