MSBIAS taxon details
Ampharetidae Malmgren, 1866
- Subfamily Amaginae Holthe, 1986
- Genus Amage Malmgren, 1866
- Subfamily Ampharetinae Malmgren, 1866
- Genus Alkmaria Horst, 1919
- Tribe Ampharetini Holthe, 1986
- Genus Ampharete Malmgren, 1866
- Genus Asabellides Annenkova, 1929 accepted as Ampharete Malmgren, 1866 (subjective synonym)
- Genus Sabellides Milne Edwards in Lamarck, 1838 accepted as Ampharete Malmgren, 1866 (subjective synonym)
- Genus Amphicteis Grube, 1850
- Genus Amythasides Eliason, 1955
- Genus Anobothrus Levinsen, 1884
- Genus Auchenoplax Ehlers, 1887
- Genus Eclysippe Eliason, 1955
- Genus Glyphanostomum Levinsen, 1884
- Genus Lysippe Malmgren, 1866
- Genus Melythasides Desbruyères, 1978
- Genus Samytha Malmgren, 1866
- Genus Samythella Verrill, 1873
- Genus Sosane Malmgren, 1866
- Genus Lysippides Hessle, 1917 accepted as Lysippe Malmgren, 1866 (subjective synonym)
- Genus Mugga Eliason, 1955 accepted as Sosane Malmgren, 1866 (subjective synonym)
- Genus Parhypania Annenkova, 1928 accepted as Hypania Ostroumoff, 1897 (subjective synonym)
- Genus Pterolysippe Augener, 1918 accepted as Lysippe Malmgren, 1866 (subjective synonym)
- Genus Sosanopsis Hessle, 1917 accepted as Sosane Malmgren, 1866 (subjective synonym)
- Subfamily Amphicteinae Holthe, 1986
- Genus Hypania Ostroumoff, 1897
- Genus Hypaniola Annenkova, 1927
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
recent only
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): 361-362; note: as family "Ampharetea n." with genus Ampharete etc also new, although Malmgren included two existing genera [details]
page(s): 361-362; note: as family "Ampharetea n." with genus Ampharete etc also new, although Malmgren included two existing genera [details]
Read, G.; Fauchald, K. (Ed.) (2025). World Polychaeta Database. Ampharetidae Malmgren, 1866. Accessed through: The UK Marine Environmental Data and Information Network (2025) Marine Species of the British Isles and Adjacent Seas (MSBIAS): a checklist of species derived from the UNICORN and Marine Recorder applications at: https://www.marinespecies.org/msbias/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=981 on 2025-04-16
The UK Marine Environmental Data and Information Network (2025). Marine Species of the British Isles and Adjacent Seas (MSBIAS): a checklist of species derived from the UNICORN and Marine Recorder applications. Ampharetidae Malmgren, 1866. Accessed at: https://www.marinespecies.org/msbias/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=981 on 2025-04-16
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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): 361-362; note: as family "Ampharetea n." with genus Ampharete etc also new, although Malmgren included two existing genera [details]
additional source Holthe, T. (1986). Polychaeta Terebellomorpha. <em>Marine Invertebrates of Scandinavia.</em> 7: 1-192. (look up in IMIS) [details] Available for editors
additional source Reuscher, M.; Fiege, D.; Wehe, T. 2009. Four new species of Ampharetidae (Annelida: Polychaeta) from Pacific hot vents and cold seeps, with a key and synoptic table of characters for all genera. Zootaxa 2191: 1-40, available online at http://www.mapress.com/zootaxa/list/2009/zt02191.html [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 [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 [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 Day, John H. (1964). A review of the family Ampharetidae (Polychaeta. <em>Annals of the South African Museum.</em> 48(4): 97-120., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/40722718 [details] Available for editors
additional source Hilbig, Brigitte 2000. Family Ampharetidae Malmgren, 1867. pages 169-230. IN: Blake, James A.; Hilbig, Brigitte; and Scott, Paul Valentich. Taxonomic Atlas of the Benthic Fauna of the Santa Maria Basin and Western Santa Barbara Channel. 7 - The Annelida Part 4. Polychaeta: Fabelligeridae to Sternaspidae. Santa Barbara Museum of Natural History. Santa Barbara [details]
additional source Holthe, T. (1986). Evolution, systematics, and distribution of the Polychaeta Terebellomorpha, with a catalogue of the taxa and a bibliography. <em>Gunneria.</em> 55: 1-236., available online at http://www.diva-portal.org/smash/get/diva2:331918/FULLTEXT01.pdf [details]
identification resource Holthe, Torleif. (2000). Bathyal and Abyssal Ampharetidae (Annelida: Polychaeta) (sedentary species II). <em>Galathea Report.</em> 18: 57-68. [details] Available for editors
identification resource Jirkov, I. A. and Leontovitch, M. K. (2013). Identification keys for Terebellomorpha (Polychaeta) of the eastern Atlantic and the North Polar basin. Invertebrate Zoology [aka Zoologiya Bespozvonochnykh]. 10 (2): 217 - 243., available online at http://www.nature.air.ru/invertebrates/10_2/invert10_2_217_243%20_irkov.pdf [details]
identification resource Schiaparelli, Stefano; Jirkov, Igor A. (2021). Contribution to the taxonomic knowledge of Ampharetidae (Annelida) from Antarctica with the description of Amage giacomobovei sp. nov. <em>European Journal of Taxonomy.</em> 733(1): 125–145., available online at https://europeanjournaloftaxonomy.eu/index.php/ejt/article/view/1227
page(s): 138; note: key to Antarctic genera of Ampharetidae [details] Available for editors
page(s): 361-362; note: as family "Ampharetea n." with genus Ampharete etc also new, although Malmgren included two existing genera [details]
additional source Holthe, T. (1986). Polychaeta Terebellomorpha. <em>Marine Invertebrates of Scandinavia.</em> 7: 1-192. (look up in IMIS) [details] Available for editors
additional source Reuscher, M.; Fiege, D.; Wehe, T. 2009. Four new species of Ampharetidae (Annelida: Polychaeta) from Pacific hot vents and cold seeps, with a key and synoptic table of characters for all genera. Zootaxa 2191: 1-40, available online at http://www.mapress.com/zootaxa/list/2009/zt02191.html [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 [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 [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 Day, John H. (1964). A review of the family Ampharetidae (Polychaeta. <em>Annals of the South African Museum.</em> 48(4): 97-120., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/40722718 [details] Available for editors
additional source Hilbig, Brigitte 2000. Family Ampharetidae Malmgren, 1867. pages 169-230. IN: Blake, James A.; Hilbig, Brigitte; and Scott, Paul Valentich. Taxonomic Atlas of the Benthic Fauna of the Santa Maria Basin and Western Santa Barbara Channel. 7 - The Annelida Part 4. Polychaeta: Fabelligeridae to Sternaspidae. Santa Barbara Museum of Natural History. Santa Barbara [details]
additional source Holthe, T. (1986). Evolution, systematics, and distribution of the Polychaeta Terebellomorpha, with a catalogue of the taxa and a bibliography. <em>Gunneria.</em> 55: 1-236., available online at http://www.diva-portal.org/smash/get/diva2:331918/FULLTEXT01.pdf [details]
identification resource Holthe, Torleif. (2000). Bathyal and Abyssal Ampharetidae (Annelida: Polychaeta) (sedentary species II). <em>Galathea Report.</em> 18: 57-68. [details] Available for editors
identification resource Jirkov, I. A. and Leontovitch, M. K. (2013). Identification keys for Terebellomorpha (Polychaeta) of the eastern Atlantic and the North Polar basin. Invertebrate Zoology [aka Zoologiya Bespozvonochnykh]. 10 (2): 217 - 243., available online at http://www.nature.air.ru/invertebrates/10_2/invert10_2_217_243%20_irkov.pdf [details]
identification resource Schiaparelli, Stefano; Jirkov, Igor A. (2021). Contribution to the taxonomic knowledge of Ampharetidae (Annelida) from Antarctica with the description of Amage giacomobovei sp. nov. <em>European Journal of Taxonomy.</em> 733(1): 125–145., available online at https://europeanjournaloftaxonomy.eu/index.php/ejt/article/view/1227
page(s): 138; note: key to Antarctic genera of Ampharetidae [details] Available for editors
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