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Family: Ampharetidae (See list of species below)

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139 species with fin ray counts including ? spines in dorsal and ? in anal fins (see list below)
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Abderos minotaurus
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Adercodon pleijeli
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Amage adspersa
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Amage anops
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Amage auricula
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Amage delus
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Amage gallasii
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Amage micropaleata
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Amage sculpta
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Amage septemdecima
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Amage tumida
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Amathys lutzi
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Ampharete acutifrons
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Ampharete arctica
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Ampharete baltica
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Ampharete borealis
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Ampharete crassiseta
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Ampharete eupalea
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Ampharete falcata
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Ampharete finmarchica
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Ampharete goesi
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Ampharete grubei
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Ampharete homa
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Ampharete johanseni
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Ampharete kerguelensis
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Ampharete labrops
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Ampharete macrobranchia
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Ampharete octocirrata
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Ampharete parvidentata
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Ampharete petersenae
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Ampharete reducta
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Ampharete sombreriana
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Ampharete trilobata
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Ampharete vega
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Ampharete villenai
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Amphicteis glabra
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Amphicteis gunneri
[Gunner's amphatretid worm]
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Amphicteis mederi
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Amphicteis midas
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Amphicteis mucronata
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Amphicteis ninonae
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Amphicteis obscurior
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Amphicteis orphnius
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Amphicteis philippinarum
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Amphicteis posterobranchiata
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Amphicteis scaphobranchiata
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Amphicteis scophrobranchiata
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Amphicteis sundevalli
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Amphicteis uncopalea
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Amphicteis wyvillei
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Amphisamytha fauchaldi
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Amphisamytha galapagensis
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Amphisamytha japonica
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Amythas lutzi
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Anobothrus bimaculatus
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Anobothrus gracilis
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Anobothrus laubieri
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Anobothrus mancus
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Anobothrus nasuta
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Anobothrus paleaodiscus
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Anobothrus patagonicus
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Asabellides lineata
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Asabellides oculata
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Asabellides sibirica
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Auchenoplax crinita
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Auchenoplax rullieri
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Decemuncigera apalea
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Ecamphicteis elongata
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Eclysippe trilobata
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Egamella bipinnata
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Egamella Isolda
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Egamella pulchella
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Egamella quadribranchiata
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Endecamera palea
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Eusamythella sexdentata
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Glyphanostomum pallescens
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Gnathampharete paradoxa
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Grubianella antarctica
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Grubianella klugei
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Hobsonia florida
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Hypania invalida
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Hypaniola floridana
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Hypaniola kowalewskii
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Isolda albula
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Isolda heterobranchiata
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Isolda pulchella
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Lysippe annectens
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Lysippe exilia
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Lysippe heterodonta
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Lysippe labiata
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Lysippe Melinna
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Lysippe oculata
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Lysippe plana
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Lysippe tentaculata
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Melinna aberrans
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Melinna cristata
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Melinna elisabethae
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Melinna fauchaldi
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Melinna heterodonta
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Melinna maculata
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Melinna marchadi
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Melinna monoceroides
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Melinna oculata
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Melinna palmata
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Melinna parumdentata
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Melinna profunda
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Melinnampharete gracilis
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Melinnexis moorei
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Melinnopsis annenkovae
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Melinnopsis arctica
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Mexamage corrugata
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Neosabellides elongatus
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Neosamytha gracilis
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Noanelia hartmanae
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Noanelia orensanzi
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Paramage scutata
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Paramphicteis angustifolia
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Phyllocomus crocea
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Pseudoampharete tentaculata
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Pterolysippe vanelli
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Sabellides manriquei
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Sabellides oculata
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Samytha californiensis
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Samytha gurjanovae
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Samytha sexcirrata
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Samythella elongata
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Samythella neglecta
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Samythopsis grubei
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Schistocomus hiltoni
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Sosane bathyalis
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Sosane occidentalis
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Sosane procera
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Sosane sulcata
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Sosanides glandularis
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Sosanopsis kerguelensis
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Sosanopsis wireni
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Uschakovius enigmaticus
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Ymerana pteropoda
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Zatsepinia antarctica
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139 Species of Family Ampharetidae
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Scientific Name English Name Distribution Max. Length (cm)
Abderos minotaurus Antarctic Atlantic
Adercodon pleijeli Northeast Atlantic and th
Amage adspersa Mediterranean
Amage anops Northeast Pacific
Amage auricula Arctic and Northeast Atla
Amage delus Eastern Pacific
Amage gallasii Mediterranean Sea.
Amage micropaleata Antarctic Atlantic
Amage sculpta Antarctic Atlantic and An
Amage septemdecima Southwest Atlantic
Amage tumida Western Central Atlantic
Amathys lutzi Atlantic Ocean.
Ampharete acutifrons Arctic, Northern Atlantic
Ampharete arctica Pacific Ocean, Arctic and
Ampharete baltica Arctic, Northeast Atlanti
Ampharete borealis Arctic and Northern Atlan
Ampharete crassiseta Arctic
Ampharete eupalea Arctic and Northeast Paci
Ampharete falcata Arctic and North Atlantic
Ampharete finmarchica Arctic, Atlantic, Mediter
Ampharete goesi Arctic, Northern Atlantic
Ampharete grubei Northeast Atlantic
Ampharete homa Eastern Pacific
Ampharete johanseni Arctic
Ampharete kerguelensis Pacific Ocean and the Ant
Ampharete labrops Eastern Pacific
Ampharete macrobranchia Western Central Pacific
Ampharete octocirrata Arctic, Atlantic, the Med
Ampharete parvidentata Western Central Atlantic
Ampharete petersenae North Atlantic
Ampharete reducta Arctic
Ampharete sombreriana Western Central Atlantic
Ampharete trilobata North Western Atlantic.
Ampharete vega Arctic, Northeast Pacific
Ampharete villenai Northeast Atlantic
Amphicteis glabra Eastern Pacific
Amphicteis gunneri Gunner's amphatretid worm Cosmopolitan.
Amphicteis mederi Arctic
Amphicteis midas Northeast Atlantic and th
Amphicteis mucronata Eastern Pacific
Amphicteis ninonae Arctic
Amphicteis obscurior Eastern Pacific
Amphicteis orphnius Eastern Pacific
Amphicteis philippinarum Western Pacific
Amphicteis posterobranchiata Indian Ocean
Amphicteis scaphobranchiata Pacific Ocean and Western
Amphicteis scophrobranchiata Northwest Pacific
Amphicteis sundevalli Arctic and Northern Atlan
Amphicteis uncopalea Eastern Pacific
Amphicteis wyvillei Antarctic Indian Ocean
Amphisamytha fauchaldi Eastern Pacific
Amphisamytha galapagensis Pacific Ocean.
Amphisamytha japonica Northwest Pacific
Amythas lutzi Northeast Atlantic.
Anobothrus bimaculatus Eastern Pacific
Anobothrus gracilis Arctic, Northern Pacific
Anobothrus laubieri Arctic and Northeast Atla
Anobothrus mancus Eastern Pacific
Anobothrus nasuta Western Central Atlantic
Anobothrus paleaodiscus Antarctic Atlantic
Anobothrus patagonicus Antarctic
Asabellides lineata Eastern Pacific
Asabellides oculata Western Central Atlantic
Asabellides sibirica Arctic, Northern Pacific
Auchenoplax crinita Western Central Atlantic,
Auchenoplax rullieri Western Central Pacific.
Decemuncigera apalea Western Central Atlantic
Ecamphicteis elongata Eastern Pacific
Eclysippe trilobata Eastern Pacific
Egamella bipinnata Eastern Pacific
Egamella Isolda Eastern Pacific
Egamella pulchella Eastern Pacific
Egamella quadribranchiata Eastern Pacific
Endecamera palea Western Central Atlantic
Eusamythella sexdentata Antarctic Indian Ocean
Glyphanostomum pallescens Arctic, Northern Pacific,
Gnathampharete paradoxa Eastern Central Atlantic.
Grubianella antarctica Antarctic Indian Ocean
Grubianella klugei Arctic
Hobsonia florida North Western Atlantic.
Hypania invalida Ponto-Caspian Region and
Hypaniola floridana Western Central Atlantic
Hypaniola kowalewskii Mediterranean Sea.
Isolda albula Indo-West Pacific.
Isolda heterobranchiata Western Indian Ocean
Isolda pulchella Indo-West Pacific, Wester
Lysippe annectens Western Central Atlantic
Lysippe exilia Eastern Pacific
Lysippe heterodonta Eastern Pacific
Lysippe labiata Arctic, Northeast Pacific
Lysippe Melinna Eastern Pacific
Lysippe oculata Eastern Pacific
Lysippe plana Eastern Pacific
Lysippe tentaculata Eastern Pacific
Melinna aberrans Eastern Indian Ocean.
Melinna cristata Indo-Pacific, Atlantic Oc
Melinna elisabethae Arctic, Northeast Pacific
Melinna fauchaldi Western Central Pacific
Melinna heterodonta Northeast Pacific
Melinna maculata Western Central Atlantic
Melinna marchadi Eastern Central Atlantic.
Melinna monoceroides Mediterranean Sea.
Melinna oculata Northeast Pacific
Melinna palmata Arctic, Atlantic Ocean, M
Melinna parumdentata Western Central Atlantic
Melinna profunda Western Central Atlantic
Melinnampharete gracilis Eastern Pacific
Melinnexis moorei Eastern Pacific
Melinnopsis annenkovae Arctic
Melinnopsis arctica Northeast Atlantic and th
Mexamage corrugata Eastern Pacific
Neosabellides elongatus Antarctic Atlantic
Neosamytha gracilis Southeast Pacific and Ant
Noanelia hartmanae Northeast Atlantic
Noanelia orensanzi Antarctic Atlantic
Paramage scutata Eastern Pacific
Paramphicteis angustifolia Northwest Pacific
Phyllocomus crocea Antarctic
Pseudoampharete tentaculata Eastern Pacific
Pterolysippe vanelli Eastern Pacific, Arctic a
Sabellides manriquei Eastern Pacific
Sabellides oculata Western Central Atlantic
Samytha californiensis Northeast Pacific
Samytha gurjanovae Northwest Pacific
Samytha sexcirrata Eastern Pacific
Samythella elongata Arctic
Samythella neglecta Arctic and Northwest Atla
Samythopsis grubei Western Indian Ocean
Schistocomus hiltoni Northern Pacific.
Sosane bathyalis Arctic
Sosane occidentalis Northeast Pacific
Sosane procera Western Central Atlantic
Sosane sulcata Western Central Atlantic
Sosanides glandularis Southeast Pacific
Sosanopsis kerguelensis Antarctic Indian Ocean
Sosanopsis wireni Northeast Pacific
Uschakovius enigmaticus Northeast Atlantic and th
Ymerana pteropoda Arctic
Zatsepinia antarctica Antarctic Atlantic



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