Ampharetinae are a subfamily of terebellid "bristle worm" (class Polychaeta). They are the largest subfamily of the Ampharetidae, of which they contain the great majority of the described genera.
The majority of ampharetines are marine organisms like usual for polychaetes. However, some members of this subfamily are among the rare euryhaline polychaetes, inhabiting brackish and freshwater habitat. They are generally smallish deposit feeders which frequently live in small tubes they build from mud or similar substrate, or burrow in the sand.
Genera The World Register of Marine Species recognizes the following 47 genera:
Abderos Schüller & Jirkov, 2013 Adercodon Mackie, 1994 Alkmaria Horst, 1919 Ampharana Hartman, 1967 Ampharete Malmgren, 1866 Amphicteis Grube, 1850 Amythas Benham, 1921 Amythasides Eliason, 1955 Andamanella Holthe, 2002 Anobothrus Levinsen, 1884 Auchenoplax Ehlers, 1887 Decemunciger Zottoli, 1982 Ecamphicteis Fauchald, 1972 Eclysippe Eliason, 1955 Emaga Hartman, 1978 Endecamera Zottoli, 1982 Eusamythella Hartman, 1971 Glyphanostomum Levinsen, 1884 Gnathampharete Desbruyères, 1978 Grassleia Solis-Weiss, 1993 Jugamphicteis Fauchald & Hancock, 1981 Lysippe Malmgren, 1866 Melinnampharete Annenkova, 1937 Melinnata Hartman, 1965 Melinnoides Benham, 1927 Neopaiwa Hartman & Fauchald, 1971 Neosabellides Hessle, 1917 Neosamytha Hartman, 1967 Orochi Reuscher, Fiege & Imajima, 2015 Pabits Chamberlin, 1919 Paedampharete Russell, 1987 Paiwa Chamberlin, 1919 Parampharete Hartman, 1967 Paramphicteis Caullery, 1944 Paramytha Kongsrud, Eilertsen, Alvestad, Kongshavn & Rapp, 2017 Phyllampharete Hartman & Fauchald, 1971 Phyllamphicteis Augener, 1918 Phyllocomus Grube, 1877 Samytha Malmgren, 1866 Samythella Verrill, 1873 Samythopsis McIntosh, 1885 Sosane Malmgren, 1866 Tanseimaruana Imajima, Reuscher & Fiege, 2013 Watatsumi Reuscher, Fiege & Imajima, 2015 Weddellia Hartman, 1967 Ymerana Holthe, 1986 Zatsepinia Jirkov, 1986
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