Anne Frijsinger & Mat Vestjens, Holland
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Amphitrite figulus (Dalyell, 1853)
The worm is found on mud or mud with sand, rare on pure sand, often under Zostera, Fucus or Laminariaalgae and in mussel or oyster beds to about 100 meters depth.
Amphitrite figulus makes a burrow, which is made with a thin layer of secretion and mud, it has numerous curves and branches.
The worm is up to 25cm long and has up to 100 body segments and three pairs of gills.
Color:
More or less yellowish-gray or brown with red gills.
Synonymised names
Amphitrite johnstoni Malmgren, 1866 · unaccepted (subjective synonym)
Amphitrite nana Claparède, 1870 · unaccepted (superseded original combination)
Amphitrite stimpsoni Meyer, 1912 · unaccepted (superseded original combination)
Neoamphitrite figulus (Dalyell, 1853) · unaccepted > superseded combination (validity as combined in...)
Terebella elongata Quatrefages, 1866 · unaccepted (subjective synonym)
Terebella figulus Dalyell, 1853 · unaccepted (superseded original combination)
Direct children (1)
Subspecies Amphitrite figulus belomorica Jirkov in Tzetlin et al., 1983
The worm is found on mud or mud with sand, rare on pure sand, often under Zostera, Fucus or Laminariaalgae and in mussel or oyster beds to about 100 meters depth.
Amphitrite figulus makes a burrow, which is made with a thin layer of secretion and mud, it has numerous curves and branches.
The worm is up to 25cm long and has up to 100 body segments and three pairs of gills.
Color:
More or less yellowish-gray or brown with red gills.
Synonymised names
Amphitrite johnstoni Malmgren, 1866 · unaccepted (subjective synonym)
Amphitrite nana Claparède, 1870 · unaccepted (superseded original combination)
Amphitrite stimpsoni Meyer, 1912 · unaccepted (superseded original combination)
Neoamphitrite figulus (Dalyell, 1853) · unaccepted > superseded combination (validity as combined in...)
Terebella elongata Quatrefages, 1866 · unaccepted (subjective synonym)
Terebella figulus Dalyell, 1853 · unaccepted (superseded original combination)
Direct children (1)
Subspecies Amphitrite figulus belomorica Jirkov in Tzetlin et al., 1983
