Ampharetinae

Ampharetinae
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Subkingdom:	Eumetazoa
Phylum:	Annelida
Class:	Polychaeta
Subclass:	Palpata
Order:	Canalipalpata
Suborder:	Terebellida
Family:	Ampharetidae
Subfamily:	Ampharetinae
Genera
67, see text

Ampharetinae are a subfamily of terebellid "bristle worm" (class Polychaeta). As such, they belong to the order Canalipalpata, one of the three main clades of polychaetes. They are the largest subfamily of the Ampharetidae, of which they contain far more than half 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

Adercodon Alkmaria Amage Amagopsis Amathys Ampharana Ampharete Amphicteis Amphisamytha Amythas Amythasides Anobothrella Anobothrus Asabellides Auchenoplax Decemunciger Ecamphicteis Eclysippe Egamella Emaga Eusamytha Glyphanostomum Gnathampharete

Grassleia Grubianella Hobsonia Hypania Hypaniola Jugamphicteis Lysippe Lysippides Melinnampharete Melinnoides Melythasides Mexamage Mooresamytha Mugga Muggoides Neopaiwa Neosabellides Neosamytha Noanelia Pabits Paedampharete Paiwa

Paralysippe Paramage Parampharete Paramphicteis Phyllampharete Phyllamphicteis Phyllocomus Pseudamphicteis Pterampharete Pterolysippe Sabellides Samytha Samythella Samythopsis Schistocomus Sosane Sosanella Sosanides Sosanopsis Weddellia Ymerana Zatsepinia