Genus Ampharete

Malmgren, 1866

Description:
Prostomium without glandular ridges. Buccal tentacles papillose. Four pairs of gills. Segment 3 with chaetae. Notopodial chaetae of segment 4 usually absent, notopodial chaetae of segments 5 and 6 always present. Twelve uncinigerous thoracic segments. No notopodial cirri. Thoracic uncini usually with two series of teeth.

The following species of this genus occur in the region:

Ampharete acutifrons
Ampharete baltica
Ampharete falcata
Ampharete finmarchica
Ampharete goesi
Ampharete lindstroemi

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