Ampharetinae

Ampharetinae
Ampharete acutifrons
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Annelida
Clade: Pleistoannelida
Clade: Sedentaria
Order: Terebellida
Family: Ampharetidae
Subfamily: Ampharetinae
Malmgren, 1866
Genera

47 genera (see text)

Ampharetinae are a subfamily of terebellid "bristle worm" (class Polychaeta).[1] They are the largest subfamily of the Ampharetidae, of which they contain the great majority of the described genera.[2]

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.

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