Ampharetidae
Family of annelid worms
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::summary Family of annelid worms ::
| image = A monograph of the British marine annelids 1922 Plate CXII.jpg | image_caption = Ampharete acutifrons (Grube, 1860) figure 3 | taxon = Ampharetidae | authority = Malmgren, 1866 | subdivision_ranks = Subfamilies and genera | subdivision = See text
Ampharetidae are a family of terebellid "bristle worm" (class Polychaeta).
Almost all are (like polychaetes in general) marine organisms; some inhabit brackish or freshwater though. Most are smallish deposit feeders which frequently live in small tubes they build from mud or similar substrate, or burrow in the sand.
Subfamilies and genera
In 2001, Rouse and Pleijel divided the Ampharetidae into three subfamilies: the large Ampharetinae, the much smaller Melinninae, and the monotypic Uschakovinae. Also, there are some ampharetid genera incertae sedis or in a quite basal position:
As of late 2021, the World Register of Marine Species recognizes the following subdivisions:
- Amaginae Holthe, 1986
- Ampharetinae Malmgren, 1866
- Amphicteinae Holthe, 1986
- Rytocephalus Quatrefages, 1866
- Uschakovius Laubier, 1973
References
References
- (1998). "Recent views on the status, delineation and classification of the Annelida". American Zoologist.
- (2001). "Polychaetes". OUP Oxford.
- (2021). "Ampharetidae Malmgren, 1866".
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