Ampharetidae

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Ampharetidae
Ampharete acutifrons (Grube, 1860) figure 3
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Annelida
Clade: Pleistoannelida
Clade: Sedentaria
Order: Terebellida
Family: Ampharetidae
Malmgren, 1866
Subfamilies/genera

See text.

Ampharetidae are a

trumpet worms (Pectinariidae). These three appear to form one of the main clades of terebellids.[2]

Almost all are (like polychaetes in general)

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

basal
position:

As of late 2021, the World Register of Marine Species recognizes the following subdivisions:[1]

References

  1. ^ a b Read G, Fauchald K, eds. (2021). "Ampharetidae Malmgren, 1866". World Polychaeta database. World Register of Marine Species. Retrieved 9 December 2021.
  2. ^
    doi:10.1093/icb/38.6.953
    .
  3. ISBN 9780198506089
    .
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