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A REVIEW OF THE FAMILY AMPHARETIDAE (POLYCHAETA)

J. H. Day

Koology Department, University of Cape Town

CONTENTS

PAGE

Introduction AM Ass NG oan Cy)

Discussion of diagnostic characters LOS

Division into sub-families and genera .. 103

Sub-family Melinninae .. ae LOO

Table of type-species . . a LOA!

Key to genera ae oe BH 1 LOS)

Generic definitions .. ae ee LOO

Sub-family Ampharetinae 5 56!) UO

Table of type-species . . oe LOS)

Key to genera sia ob ceselEh

Generic definitions .. Bs ol), WES)

Summary .. Si Me a So MLC)

References .. 36 56 a6 6. IHG)

INTRODUCTION

The most complete account of the family Ampharetidae is that of Hessle

(1917). He reviews earlier work including that of Malmgren (1865) and Fauvel

(1897) on family and generic characters, Nilsson (1912) on the nervous system,

Wiren (1885) on the alimentary canal, and Meyers (1887) on the nephridia.

After giving further evidence from his own researches on the nephridia and

structure of the stomach he goes on to discuss generic characters. While he

follows the main lines laid down by Malmgren he finds that the genera were so

narrowly defined by the latter worker that they seldom include more than one

or two species, so that broader generic definitions are necessary. He criticizes

Fauvel’s work on the enumeration of the anterior segments and his genera as

being based partly on internal anatomical characters. Surprisingly enough

Hessle’s own generic divisions may be criticized on the same lines. Although

he stresses that the number of nephridia may vary from species to species in

the same genus he has grouped the genera largely on the relative sizes and

arrangement of these internal structures.

Since the publication of Hessle’s work many new genera have been erected,

particularly by Augener (1918), Chamberlin (1919), Benham (1921),

Annenkova (1930), Caullery (1944) and Eliason (1955). In general these later

workers focused attention on external features, particularly the development

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of the paleae and the number of thoracic setigers, and they do not describe the

nature of the nephridia nor the morphology of the stomach. As a result it is

difficult to correlate the genera they describe with those defined in Hessle’s

monograph. There is also another source of confusion. Nilsson and Hessle

recognize only a single two-ringed buccal segment in front of the paleal or

first branchiferous segment, so that the latter becomes segment II. This inter-

pretation is followed by Annenkova (1930), Eliason (1955), and Uschakov

(1957). On the other hand Malmgren (1865), Fauvel (1897 and 1927) and

Caullery (1944) recognize two segments in front of the paleae, so that the latter

which also bears the first pair of branchiae becomes segment III. At first sight

it would seem of little taxonomic importance whether the first branchiferous

segment is labelled segment II or III, but as many workers do not state which

system of numbering they are using, statements such as ‘setae present on seg-

ment III’ or ‘nephridia absent from segment V’ or ‘notosetae of segment XIII

modified’ lead to confusion.

To date about 150 species have been described, distributed through about

49 genera. Fifty-six species are ascribed to the three genera Amphicteis, Amage,

and Ampharete, and the remaining 94 are distributed through the remaining

46 genera, many of which are monotypic. The need for revision is obvious.

In the account that follows the various diagnostic characters are discussed,

the grouping of genera is considered, and tables and keys are provided for the

whole family.

I wish to thank Dr. Olga Hartman for constructive criticism during the

preparation of this paper, and both Mr. R. Sims of the British Museum and

Mr. J. B. Kirkegaard of the Copenhagen Museum for allowing me to examine

material housed in their respective institutions. The Trustees of the South

Afritan Museum are grateful to the South African Council for Scientific and

Industrial Research and the University of Cape Town for grantis in aid of

publication.

DIscUSSION OF DIAGNOSTIC CHARACTERS

The head and buccal tentacles. The Ampharetidae are deposit feeders and

the food particles are collected by mobile projections that arise from the roof

of the buccal cavity. The most common type are buccal tentacles which are

either smooth with a longitudinal groove on one side as in the Terebellidae or

papillose; often these papillae are pinnately arranged, but not always, and

buccal tentacles of this type are best described under the more general term

‘papillose’. Apart from tentacles, folded or probosciform feeding membranes

have been described in Amythas membranifera Benham and Pabits deroderus

Chamberlin. An examination of Jsolda whydahensis Augener showed a long

ribbon-shaped structure protruding from the mouth with the distal end split

into a number of short tentacles.

As stated, these feeding organs arise from the roof of the buccal cavity and

in some cases the mouth cavity leads straight back into the pharynx; in other

cases, however, an internal shelf or horizontal septum separates the tentacular

A REVIEW OF THE FAMILY AMPHARETIDAE (POLYCHAETA) 99

cavity above from the pharynx below. According to Hessle this septum

corresponds to the dorsal lip of the Terebellidae.

Above the mouth there is a hood-shaped lobe which Hessle refers to as the

‘Tentakelmembran’ and Fauvel as the prostomium. Since it bears the eyes and

nuchal grooves and contains the cerebral ganglia the latter term will be used

here. In some genera it also bears a pair of glandular ridges which diverge

anteriorly and project from the antero-lateral margins as a pair of blunt

processes.

When the buccal tentacles are retracted the prostomium may appear

bluntly pointed with obvious lateral grooves, so that the whole prostomium

(or tentacular membrane) has been described as trilobed. When the buccal

tentacles are fully extended, however, the whole head is stretched, the anterior

margin is straightened, and the lateral grooves disappear. This mobility of the

head means that the exact shape of the prostomium is of little systematic value.

The glandular ridges, however, are always recognizable and the eye-spots can

usually be found.

The segmentation of the head region. As described earlier (Day 1961) the region

behind the prostomium is telescoped and the segments are distorted. ‘The

branchiae are often grouped on a transverse branchial ridge which partially

overhangs the segments immediately behind the prostomium. The ventral

surface in Melinna and related genera is distorted by the formation of a pair of

lateral folds which slope back from the mouth region towards the dorsum of

segment VI where they unite to form a transverse dorsal crest. On the basis of

dissection and examination of external features I have accepted the interpreta-

tion of Malmgren, Fauvel, and others that there are two achaetous segments

preceding the branchiae in all genera. The first branchiferous segment, which

bears the paleae in some genera, thus becomes segment III.

The branchiferous region (segments III-VI). In the more primitive genera,

including Phyllocomus, Melinna, Isolda, Amphicteis and. Ampharete, there are four

pairs of gills. Dissection of the blood-vessels of Amphicteis gunnert, described by

Day (1961), showed that the four gills are supplied by four blood-vessels

corresponding to segments III, IV, V and VI. With the telescoping of the

anterior segments, however, there is a tendency for the four pairs of gills to

be grouped on the dorsal surface of segments III and IV. In Phyllocomus the

first two pairs are on segment III and the last two pairs are segmentally

arranged. The same arrangement has been reported in Amage auriculata and

Amphicteis posterobranchiata. In other genera the arrangement may be 2:: 2 or

3: 1 where three pairs of gills are arranged in a transverse row across segment

III with the fourth pair immediately behind.

In many genera the primitive number of four pairs of gills has been

reduced to three and in Auchenoplax Eblers and its synonym Melinnoides Benham

only two pairs have been reported.

The gills may be separate from one another or united by a basal web.

100 ANNALS OF THE SOUTH AFRICAN MUSEUM

Commonly this web unites only the first three pairs of gills, leaving the fourth

posterior pair free. The gills may be smoothly cylindrical in shape or may

develop lateral papillae or flanges or even a series of lateral lamellae. Commonly

the branchial papillae are arranged in two lateral rows, and such branchiae

have been termed bipinnate, but this is not always the case. In Pterampharete

luderitzi, for example, numerous irregularly arranged papillae arise from the

anterior surface of the branchial axis. In generic descriptions such gills are

best described by the broader term papillose. Similarly the lateral lameliae of

such forms as Phyllamphicteis collaribranchis Augener and Phyllocomus (olim

Schistocomus) hiltont (Chamberlin) may be arranged in one or more rows.

The telescoping of the branchiferous region often results in the fusion of

segments and the loss of setae. In Jsolda and Melinna of the sub-family Melznninae

the neurosetae of the four segments III-VI are present though those of segment

VI may be lacking in some species. Segment III never has notosetae, and

segment IV has notosetae in the form of stout hooks behind the gills, but the

notosetae of segments V and VI are either small or absent. In Melinnopsis

McIntosh the hooks of segment IV are lacking, but notopodial capillaries are

present on segments V and VI.

In the sub-family Ampharetinae neurosetae are never developed on segments

III to VI. In a few cases all four segments may be distinct, but usually segments

III and IV are fused and occasionally segments III, IV and V. The notosetae

are variously developed. In primitive forms such as Amphicteis the notosetae of

segment III are enlarged to form stout paleae and those of segments IV—VI are

all present as normal capillaries. Often, however, the capillary notosetae of IV

and V are small or absent. Similarly the notosetae of segment III] may remain

small and not form paleae, or may be entirely lacking. In Sabellides, for example,

the notosetae of segment III are either absent or represented by small capillaries,

segment IV is fused to segment III and lacks setae, and the first normal capil-

laries are on segment V. In Neosabellides elongatus there are no setae on segments

III and IV, and in Paramage madurensis Caullery reports that the first bundle of

notosetae appears on segment VI though earlier achaetous notopodia remain.

In view of the many variations in the setation of the branchiferous segments

III to VI and the difficulty of deciding whether small setae present on the fused

third and fourth segments represent small paleae of segment III or small

capillaries of segment IV, it would seem undesirable to base generic divisions

on the presence or absence of paleae as has been done in the past.

Internal characters: diaphragm, nephridia, stomach. Apart from a few minor

details no new researches are reported here under this heading. The information

concerning the type-species of each genus has been extracted from Hessle

(1917), supplemented by additional information from Annenkova (1930), and

has been summarized in tables I and II. In several genera no information is

available concerning the internal anatomy.

The coelomic cavity of the first few segments is separated from the rest of

the thorax by a relatively stout septum or diaphragm. According to Hessle this

A REVIEW OF THE FAMILY AMPHARETIDAE (POLYCHAETA) IOI

always lies between segments IV and V, but according to the enumeration of

segments adopted here it lies between segments V and VI. Following Hessle’s

terminology the nephridium in segment V (Hessle’s segment IV) is termed the

anterior nephridium, and all later ones are posterior nephridia.

Never more than five pairs of nephridia have been reported; in some cases

there are only three and in exceptional cases only two. At first sight the number

of nephridia would appear to provide a reasonable basis for classification, but

as Hessle himself has pointed out, their distribution is not constant. In some cases

four pairs may be present in segments V to VIII, in others the nephridium in VI

is missing and the four pairs are in V, VIT, VIII and [X; again V may be missing

and the four pairs are in segments VI-IX. The same variability occurs in those

species in which there are only three pairs of nephridia. They are located in

segments V, VI and VII in Sosanopsis wireni, Parhypania brevispina and Hypania

invalida, and in segments V, VII and VIII in Sabellides octocirrata. Even when the

number is reduced to two pairs there are differences in arrangement. In

Phyllocomus crocea and Schistocomus (=Phyllocomus) hiltont the nephridia are in

segments VII and VIII, and in Lysippides fragilis they are in segments V and

VII.

Hessle further reports that the number of pairs of nephridia is not constant

within the single genus Ampharete but may vary from two pairs situated in

segments V and VII for A. acutifrons and A. arctica to four pairs situated in

segments V, VII, VIII and IX for A. lindstromi and A. kerguelensis. The num-

bering of the segments given here is of course one higher than that given by

Hessle.

In view of this variability of the nephridia and the labour involved it would

seem undesirable to base generic divisions on these structures as has been done

by Hessle. None the less the nephridial papillae of the anterior nephridia in

segment V are occasionally visible. In Sabellides and Pterampharete the ducts are

elongated dorsally and two nephridial papillae may be found on the branchial

ridge between the two groups of gills. In Anobothrus, Sosane and Asabellides the

ducts open on a single nephridial papilla in the same position. These characters,

while not in themselves sufficient for generic distinction, provide useful

confirmatory evidence.

The alimentary canal is normally a fairly straight tube divided into

pharynx, oesophagus, stomach and intestine. At the anterior end of the stomach

where it joins the oesophagus a pair of lateral pouches project forward in

Ampharete, Microsamytha and Anobothrus, but not in Melinna nor fourteen other

genera which have been investigated by Wiren (1885), Hessle (1917) or

Annenkova (1930). There is also a curious invagination of the ventral wall of

the stomach of some genera, which is referred to by Hessle as an ‘innere Blind-

sack’ and is here termed an internal diverticulum. It has been found in Amage,

Amphicteis, Amphisamytha and Hypania, but not in fourteen other genera which

have been examined. Since such characters demand dissection they are of

doubtful value in practical classification.

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The posterior thorax. As stated earlier, the first branchiferous (or paleal)

segment is reckoned here as segment III and the branchiferous region as

extending over segments III to VI. The beginning of the posterior thorax on

segment VII is marked by the first appearance of uncini in the neuropodia in

all genera. It is the most important and most easily recognizable landmark on

the body. Segments anterior to it may be distorted or fused and individual

segments may lack notosetae or nephridia, but segment VII and the posterior

thoracic segments are always well defined and fully developed. The maximum

number is 14 and the minimum number is 11 in all genera except Mugga,

where there are 9. It is suggested therefore that the numbers of such uncigerous

thoracic segments provide better generic characters than the total number of

thoracic setigers which have led to such confusion.

The notopodia of the posterior thorax are conical projections which in

Amphicteis and several other genera bear a terminal papilla or ‘notopodial

cirrus’. The neuropodia are short projecting pinnules and in a few genera such

as Phyllocomus they bear a superior papilla or cirrus above the row of uncini.

The notosetae are winged capillaries which are very uniform in shape

with few exceptions. In Anobothrus the 8th uncigerous segment has its notopo-

dium elevated and the tips of the notosetae are minutely spinulose. In Mugga

the same phenomenon occurs on uncigerous segment 9, and in Sosane and

Sosanopsis it occurs on uncigerous segment 12.

The uncini are flattened tooth plates of various shapes but are all roughly

triangular to quadrangular, with one or more series of teeth above the base.

In the Melinninae there is always a single series of teeth, but in the Ampharetinae

the teeth of the thoracic uncini may be arranged in 1, 2 or as many as 5 vertical

rows. Abdominal uncini often have more rows of teeth. The base of the uncinus

may be long and well separated from the tooth rows, or it may be short and

curve up towards the lowest tooth to form a bluntly rounded prow. Hessle and

others have quoted such differences as generic distinctions, but to me they

appear to be no more than specific characters, for the shapes vary very consider-

ably. The number of tooth rows seems to be more important when there are

only one or two vertical series, but when there are three or more they lose their

value.

The abdomen. There is seldom any abrupt narrowing between thorax and

abdomen, merely a change in the parapodia. This, however, is well marked.

The notosetae disappear and the notopodia are either reduced or absent. In

Melinna, Amphicteis, Amage, Phyllocomus and many other genera, rudimentary

notopodia persist on abdominal segments, and this is regarded as the more

primitive condition. In Ampharete, Sabellides and others, notopodia are entirely

lacking. Where notopodial! cirri are present on the thorax they tend to persist on

the rudimentary notopodia of the abdomen, as may be seen in Amphicteis and

Amage. Similarly, where neuropodial cirri are present on the thorax these also

are continued on the abdomen. Actually the uncigerous pinnules very often

have an obscure superior papilla and this tends to become better marked towards

A REVIEW OF THE FAMILY AMPHARETIDAE (POLYCHAETA) 103

the end of the abdomen. This is particularly well shown by Sabellides octocirrata

where the superior papillae become long cirriform projections.

The whole abdomen consists of a variable number of segments. In the

Melinninae there is always a large number of segments, the extremes being a

minimum of 20 in Melinnexis antarctica and a maximum of go in Irana hetero-

branchia. In a few primitive genera of the Ampharetinae there are also large

numbers of abdominal segments. Thus Phyllocomus crocea has 45 but in the great

majority of genera the number is much less, 12-18 being the usual range. It

is doubtful whether the exact number is constant for a species, and certainly

it is not of generic importance.

The abdominal uncini are more or less similar to those of the thorax but

usually there are more teeth arranged in more vertical rows or transverse arcs.

The pygidium is terminal and may be encircled by a number of low

indistinct papillae or may bear a reduced number of longer anal cirri.

DIVvISsION INTO SUB-FAMILIES AND GENERA

Hessle (1917) does not divide the Ampharetidae into sub-families, although

his remarks on p. go show that he is inclined to separate Melinna and Isolda

from other genera in this way. Chamberlin (1919) proposed three sub-families,

namely the Melinninae with dorsal hooks behind the gills but no paleae, the

Ampharetinae with paleae but no hooks, and the Samythinae with neither paleae

nor hooks.

Since the publication of Chamberlin’s monograph many new genera

have been described. The diagnostic characters of the various type-species are

set out in tables I and II, and it will be immediately obvious that there are

several genera related to Melinna. Not all of these possess dorsal hooks behind

the gills, but they all possess fine acicular neurosetae in segments III, IV, V

and often VI. I agree with Hessle in regarding this as an important and primi-

tive feature which links the Amphaetidae to Terebellides and other genera of the

Trichobranchidae and through them to the Terebellidae. I have therefore enlarged

Chamberlin’s diagnosis of the Melinninae to include all Ampharetidae with

acicular neurosetae in segments III-VI whether they possess dorsal hooks or

not. The amended characters of the sub-family are given later.

Chamberlin’s sub-families Ampharetinae and Samythinae are distinguished

by the presence or absence of paleae. The variability of these setae has been

described earlier; as the accompanying tables show, the setation of the whole

branchial region is not sufficiently reliable for the distinction between genera,

let alone sub-families. Several other possible groupings of genera have been

tried on the basis of the number of branchiae, the number of uncigerous thoracic

segments and the number of tooth rows on the thoracic uncini. None of them

were satisfactory in that they distinguished groups of genera with many charac-

ters in common. It was concluded that all the Ampharetidae apart from the

Melinninae must be included within the sub-family Ampharetinae and that

Chamberlin’s sub-family Samythinae must be sunk.

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ANNALS OF THE SOUTH AFRICAN MUSEUM 105

The reliability of the various characters which may be used to distinguish

genera has been discussed earlier. To be of practical value in a taxonomic key

such characters must not only be constant within a group of species which are

obviously similar in other ways, but they must also be easily seen when sorting a

sample. It is suggested that among such characters are the number of gills, and

the number of uncigerous thoracic segments, the presence of glandular ridges

on the prostomium and the possession of notopodial cirri. These have therefore

been used as the main basis for grouping genera with the addition of several

other features in specialized cases. It is tempting to use the obvious ornamenta-

tion of the gills as well as their number, but after careful consideration this

was omitted for it would have increased the number of monotypic genera

without breaking up the three large genera Amphicteis, Amage and Ampharete. In

any case the gills are often missing so that their ornamentation cannot be

decided, and only the scars remain to determine their number.

As stated earlier, 49 genera are currently recognized as valid. In the

accompanying key these have been reduced to 33 of which 6 are assigned to the

Melinninae and 27 to the Ampharetinae. This means that 16 genera have been

sunk, and reference to the tables will show that 11 of these were monotypic and

the other 5 contained 2 species each. One new genus has been erected in the

sub-family Melinninae.

It is hoped that this revision will make the recognition of genera much

simpler, but inevitably it will be found that many species have been assigned

to the wrong genus. This is certainly true of two species assigned to Lysippe by

myself and one referred with hesitation to Neosabellides.

Key to sub-families

1. Segments III-V (or III-VI) with fine acicular neurosetae. No paleae.

Post-branchial hooks sometimes present .. ai .. Melinninae

Segments III-VI without neurosetae. No a erates hooks. Paleae

sometimes present .. A a6 a’ 56 a6 .. Ampharetinae

106 ANNALS OF THE SOUTH AFRICAN MUSEUM

Sus-FAMILY Melinninae Chamberlin 1919 (characters amended)

Buccal tentacles never pennate or papillose, usually smooth with a groove

along one side. Paleae absent. One or two pairs of stout notopodial hooks may

be present behind the gills. Small acicular neurosetae embedded in segments

III, IV and often V and VI. Uncini are from segment VII and always have a

single series of teeth. Numerous (20-90) abdominal segments.

Key to genera of Melinninae

1. Stout notopodial hooks behind the gills .. Sa ae ee sic 2

No notopodial hooks ae a, aie 5

2. Notopodial hooks on two eueacnk Prostoraittin ‘Alongared a .. Moyanus

(doubtful)

Notopodial hooks on segment IV only. Prostomium short... Sa 3

os wh pairs of gills 56 Sc ate 4

3 pairs of gills, including both sinoain intl mailioce fone D0 .. Irana

2 pairs of papillose gills .. s'6 se ae we Sa .. Ocorpata

(doubtful)

4. Allgillssmooth .. ih be As xe .. Melinna

Some gills smooth, some pemillocel a = tte eee .. Isolda

5. 4 pairs of smooth gills Bo ae ee ae ae 5 .. Melinnopsis

3 pairs of smooth gills We 53 Pe ae bc 4 .. Melinnopsides

MOYANUs Chamberlin 1919

Prostomium elongated and probosciform. Buccal tentacles mounted on

long tongue-shaped projection. Four pairs of smooth gills. A dorsal crest on

segment VI. Segments III—VI with notopodial hooks on segments ITV and V

and fine acicular neurosetae on segments III, IV and V. Twelve uncigerous

thoracic segments and about 65 abdominal ones. Thoracic uncini with a-single

series of teeth. Type-species Moyanus explorans Chamberlin 1919.

MELINNA Malmgren 1866

Buccal tentacles smooth with a groove on one side. Four pairs of smooth

gills. A dorsal crest across segment VI. Segments III—VI with notopodial hooks

on segment IV and notopodial capillaries on segments V and VI. Fine acicular

neurosetae on segments ITI—V and sometimes on VI as well. Fourteen uncigerous

thoracic segments and 30-50 abdominal ones. Thoracic uncini with a single

peues oF teeth, Type-species Sabellides cristata Sars 1851.

IsoLDA Miiller 1858

Buccal tentacles smooth with a groove on one side. Four pairs of gills of

which 2 are smooth and 2 are papillose. A dorsal crest across segment VI.

Segments ITI-VI with notopodial hooks on segment IV and notopodial

capillaries on segments V and VI. Fine acicular neurosetae on segments III-V

and sometimes on VI as well. Twelve to 13 uncigerous thoracic segments and

25-36 abdominal ones. Thoracic uncini with a single series of teeth.

Type-species Isolda pulchella Miller 1858.

A REVIEW OF THE FAMILY AMPHARETIDAE (POLYCHAETA) 107

IRANA Wesenberg-Lund 1949

Buccal tentacles smooth. Three pairs of gills of which 1 is smooth and 2 are

papillose. A dorsal crest across segment VI. Segments III-IV with notopodial

hooks on segment IV and fine acicular neurosetae on segments III-VI. Twelve

uncigerous thoracic segments and about 90 abdominal ones. Thoracic uncini

with a single series of teeth.

Type-species Irana heterobranchia Wesenberg-Lund 1949.

OEORPATA Kinberg 1867

An incompletely described genus with two pairs of pennate gills; noto-

podial hooks on segment IV; many abdominal segments; uncini with a

pete cics.o: teeth: Type species Ocorpata armata Kinberg 1867.

MELINNOPSIS McIntosh 1885

Synonyms Melinnexis Annenkova 1930 and Melinnides Wesenberg-Lund. 1950.

Buccal tentacles smooth with a groove along one side. Four pairs of smooth

gills. Dorsal crest on segment VI present or absent. Segments III-VI without

notopodial hooks on segment IV but with notopodial capillaries on segments V

and VI. Fine acicular neurosetae on segments III-V and sometimes on VI as

well. Ten to 14 uncigerous thoracic segments and 25-50 abdominal ones.

Thoracic uncini with a single series of teeth.

Type-species Melinnopsis atlantica McIntosh 1885.

MELINNOPSIDES gen. nov.

Buccal tentacles smooth with a groove along one side. Three pairs of

smooth gills. No dorsal crest on segment VI. Segments III-VI without noto-

podial hooks on segment IV but with notopodial capillaries on segments V and

VI. Fine acicular neurosetae on segments III-V. Ten uncigerous thoracic

segments and about 30 abdominal ones. Thoracic uncini with a single series of

teeth.

Type-species Melinnopsis capensis Day 1955.

SUB-FAMILY Ampharetinae Chamberlin 1919 (characters amended)

(including Samythinae Chamberlin 1919)

Buccal tentacles either smooth with a groove along one side or papillose.

Paleae present or absent. No notopodial hooks behind the gills. Neurosetae

absent from segments III to VI. Neuropodial uncini start on segment VII

and may have one or more series of teeth. Few (8) to many (60) abdominal

segments.

ANNALS OF THE SOUTH AFRICAN MUSEUM

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Key to genera of Ampharetinae

10.

18} fe

12.

14.

15.

16.

17:

4 pairs of gills

3 pairs of gills

2 pairs of gills; first row on uncini ran fone

Glandular ridges on prostomium. Buccal tentacles always smooth and

grooved along one side aa

No glandular ridges on prostomium. Raced enacts eer sino or

papillose

Notopodial cirri present

No notopodial cirri

14 uncigerous thoracic segments . .

II uncigerous thoracic segments ..

14 uncigerous thoracic segments

13 uncigerous thoracic segments

II uncigerous thoracic segments

14 uncigerous thoracic segments

13 uncigerous thoracic segments

12 uncigerous thoracic segments

II uncigerous thoracic segments

Notopodial cirri present

Notopodial cirri absent

Tentacles papillose. Abdominal notopodia seldom present

Tentacles smooth and grooved. Abdominal notopodia always ariesomn!

No nephridial papilla on the branchial ridge

One nephridial papilla on the branchial ridge

No specialized posterior notosetae or elevated notopodia. Over 30

abdominal segments ..

Specialized notosetae present in some ley ated posterior samen.

Less than 20 abdominal segments

One nephridial papilla on the branchial ridge ..

No nephridial papilla on the branchial ridge

Tentacles smooth with a longitudinal groove. No nephridial papillae on

the branchial ridge

Tentacles papillose. 2 nephridial aap on the peach tile:

14. uncigerous thoracic segments .

13 uncigerous thoracic segments ..

12 uncigerous thoracic segments ..

II uncigerous thoracic segments ..

g uncigerous thoracic segments. Last neraeadiaes plead andl fea

modified notosetae

Glandular ridges on prostomium

No glandular ridges on prostomium

Abdominal notopodia present. Tentacles numerous and smooth. Paleae

usually absent : Be at Me 25 oe dc

Abdominal notopodia absent. Tentacles represented by a folded

membrane. Paleae usually absent sf =

(With paleae, other characters unknown)

Tentacles papillose

Tentacles smooth 35 Se Be ae

A dorsal ridge between Bees Vi and VII. Paleae present on segment

Ill vs

No dorsal ridge. No : setae on sgEune | IIT

Tentacular lobe prolonged

No elongate tentacular lobe

Auchenoplax

art DD ow

Amphicteis

Amage

Parphypania

Aypania

Grubianella

Lysippe

Phyllamphicteis

Lysippides

Ampharete

Asabellides

Phyllocomus

Sosane

Sosanopsis

Paramage

Sabellides

Microsamytha

1600

Glyphanostomum

Mugga

Samythopsis

Samytha

Amythas

Aryandes

Melinnampharete

Neosabellides

Pabits

Samythella

A REVIEW OF THE FAMILY AMPHARETIDAE (POLYCHAETA) 113

AMPHICTEIS Grube 1851

Synonyms Crossostoma Gosse 1855, ?Rytocephalus Quatrefages 1865, and Paramphicteis Caullery

1944.

Prostomium with a pair of glandular ridges. Buccal tentacles smooth with

a groove along one side. Four pairs of gills. Segments III-VI without neuro-

setae. Segment ITI often with paleae; segments IV—VI with notopodial capil-

laries. Fourteen uncigerous thoracic segments. Notopodial cirri present.

Thoracic uncini with a single vertical series of teeth. Thirteen to 19 abdominal

segments sometimes with rudimentary notopodia as well as uncigerous pinnules.

Type-species Amphitrite gunnert Sars 1835.

AMAGE Malmgren 1866

Prostomium with glandular ridges. Buccal tentacles smooth with a groove

along one side. Four pairs of gills. Segments III-VI without neurosetae.

Segments IV—VI usually with notopodial capillaries. Eleven uncigerous

thoracic segments. Notopodial cirri present. ‘Thoracic uncini with 1 or 2 series

of teeth. Eight to 15 abdominal segments usually with rudimentary notopodia

as well as uncigerous pinnules.

Type-species Amage auriculata Malmgren 1866.

PARHYPANIA Annenkova 1928

Prostomium with glandular ridges. Buccal tentacles smooth. Four pairs

of gills. Segments III—VI without neurosetae. Segment ITI often with paleae,

segments IV—VI usually with notopodial capillaries. Fourteen uncigerous

thoracic segments. Notopodial cirri absent. About 16-20 abdominal segments

sometimes with rudimentary notopodia as well as uncigerous pinnules.

Type-species: Amphicteis brevispinus Grube 1860.

HYPANIA Ostrooumovy 1897

Prostomium with glandular ridges. Buccal tentacles smooth. Four pairs

of gills. Segments III-VI without neurosetae. Segment III often with paleae,

segment IV may have notosetae, segments V and VI always with notopodial

capillaries. Thirteen uncigerous thoracic segments. Notopodial cirri absent.

About 15-30 abdominal segments sometimes with rudimentary notopodia as

well as uncigerous pinnules.

Type-species: Amphicteis invalida Grube 1860.

GRUBIANELLA McIntosh 1885

Prostomium with glandular ridges. Buccal tentacles smooth. Four pairs

of gills. Segments III—VI without neurosetae. Notopodial capillaries present

on segments V and VI and sometimes on segment IV. Eleven uncigerous

thoracic segments. Thoracic uncini usually with 2 series of teeth. Notopodial

cirri doubtful. About 25 abdominal segments; the last few are reported to be

swollen in the type but this is probably an abnormality.

Type-species: Grubianella antarctica McIntosh 1885.

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LYSIPPIDES Hessle 1917

Synonyms Amphisamytha Hessle 1917 and Hypaniola Annenkova 1928.

Prostomium without glandular ridges. Buccal tentacles smooth with a

groove along one side. Four pairs of gills. Segments III-VI without neurosetae.

Notosetae present on segments V and VI and usually III and IV as well.

Fourteen uncigerous thoracic segments. Notopodial cirri absent. Thoracic

uncini with 1-3 series of teeth. Between 8 and 23 abdominal segments usually

with rudimentary notopodia as well as uncigerous pinnules.

Type-species: Amphicteis fragilis Wollebaek 1912.

PHYLLAMPHICTEIS Augener 1918

Synonym Paiwa Chamberlin 1919.

Prostomium without glandular ridges. Buccal tentacles smooth. Four pairs

of gills. Segments III-VI without neurosetae. Notosetae present on segments V

and VI and usually on III and IV as well. Fourteen uncigerous thoracic

segments. Notopodial cirri present. Thoracic uncini with 1-3 series of teeth.

Between 15 and 20 abdominal segments sometimes with rudimentary notopodia

as well as uncigerous pinnules.

Type-species: Phyllamphicteis collaribranchis Augener 1918.

LysIPPE Malmgren 1866

Synonym Prterolysippe Augener 1918.

Prostomium without glandular ridges. Buccal tentacles smooth. Four

pairs of gills. Segments III-VI without neurosetae. Small notosetae often

present on segments III and IV and notosetae always present on V and VI.

Thirteen uncigerous thoracic segments. Thoracic uncini with 2-3 series of

teeth. Notopodial cirri absent. About 12-15 abdominal segments sometimes

with rudimentary notopodia as well as uncigerous pinnules.

Type-species: Lysippe labiata Malmgren 1866.

AMPHARETE Malmgren 1866

Synonym Branchiosabella Claparéde 1863.

Prostomium without glandular ridges. Buccal tentacles papillose. Four

pairs of gills. No nephridial papilla on the branchial ridge. Segments III-VI

without neurosetae. Notosetae of segment III usually enlarged to form paleae;

notosetae of segment IV usually absent; notosetae of segments V and VI

always present. Twelve uncigerous thoracic segments. Notopodial cirri absent.

Thoracic uncini usually with 2 series of teeth. About 12-15 abdominal segments

which have uncigerous pinnules but usually lack rudimentary notopodia.

Type-species: Amphicteis acutifrons Grube 1860.

A REVIEW OF THE FAMILY AMPHARETIDAE (POLYCHAETA) 115

ASABELLIDES Annenkova 1929

Synonym Pseudosabellides Berkely and Berkely 1943.

Prostomium without glandular ridges. Buccal tentacles papillose. Four

pairs of gills. One nephridial papilla on the branchial ridge between the two

groups of gills. Segments III—VI without neurosetae. Notopodial capillaries

present on segments V and VI but usually absent from III and IV. Twelve

uncigerous thoracic segments. Notopodial cirri absent. Thoracic uncini usually

with 2 series of teeth. About 21 abdominal segments which have uncigerous

pinnules but lack rudimentary notopodia.

Type-species: Sabellides sibirica Wiren 1883.

PHYLLOCOMUs Grube 1878

Synonym Schistocomus Chamberlin 1919.

Prostomium without glandular ridges. Buccal tentacles smooth with a

groove along one side. Four pairs of gills. Segments III-VI without neurosetae.

Notopodial capillaries present on segments IV, V and VI. Twelve uncigerous

thoracic segments. No specialized notosetae. Notopodial cirri present or absent.

Thoracic uncini with a single series of teeth. Numerous (over 30) abdominal

segments. Type-species: Phyllocomus crocea Grube 1878.

SOSANE Malmgren 1866

Synonym Anobothrus Levinsen 1883.

Prostomium without glandular ridges. Buccal tentacles smooth. Four

pairs of gills. One nephridial papilla on the branchial ridge between the two

groups of gills. Segments III—VI without neurosetae. Notosetae usually present

on all four segments III to VI and often enlarged to form paleae on segment ITI.

Twelve uncigerous thoracic segments with one or more of the posterior noto-

podia elevated and bearing specialized notosetae. Notopodial cirri absent.

Thoracic uncini with 1—2 series of teeth. About 13 abdominal segments usually

with rudimentary notopodia as well as uncigerous pinnules.

Type-species: Sosane sulcata Malmgren 1866.

sosANopsis Hessle 1917

Prostomium without glandular ridges. Buccal tentacles smooth. Four

pairs of gills. No nephridial papillae on the branchial ridge. Segments III-VI

without neurosetae. Segments V and VI with notopodial capillaries and usually

segment IV as well. Twelve uncigerous thoracic segments with the last noto-

podium elevated and bearing specialized notosetae. Notopodial cirri absent.

Thoracic uncini with 2-3 series of teeth. About 11 abdominal segments usually

with rudimentary notopodia as well as uncigerous pinnules.

Type-species: Sosanopsis wirent Hessle 1917.

116 ANNALS OF THE SOUTH AFRICAN MUSEUM

PARAMAGE Caullery 1944

Prostomium without glandular ridges. Buccal tentacles smooth. Four pairs

of gills. No nephridial papillae on the branchial ridge. Segments III-VI without

neurosetae. Segment VI with notopodial capillaries but notosetae often absent

from more anterior segments. Eleven uncigerous thoracic segments. No

specialized posterior notosetae. Notopodial cirri absent. Thoracic uncini usually

with a single series of teeth. About 11 abdominal segments with rudimentary

notopodia as well as uncigerous pinnules.

Type-species: Paramage madurensis Caullery 1944.

SABELLIDES Milne-Edwards 1838

Synonyms Heterobranchus Wagner 1885 and Pterampharete Augener 1918.

Prostomium without glandular ridges. Buccal tentacles papillose. Four

pairs of gills. A pair of nephridial papillae on the branchial ridge between the _

two groups of gills. Segments ITI-VI without neurosetae. Segments V and VI

with notopodial capillaries, segment IV usually fused to segment III and

without notosetae, but notosetae often present on segment III. Eleven uncig-

erous thoracic segments. No specialized posterior notosetae. Notopodial cirri

absent. Thoracic uncini with 1 or 2 series of teeth. Between 11 and 18 abdominal

segments with uncigerous pinnules but no rudimentary notopodia.

Type-species: ? Sabella octocirrata Sars 1835.

sAMYTHOPSIS McIntosh 1885

Prostomium with glandular ridges. Buccal tentacles smooth. Three pairs

of gills. Segments III-VI without neurosetae. Segments I[V—VI with notopodial

capillaries. Fourteen uncigerous thoracic segments. Notopodial cirri doubtful.

About 22 abdominal segments which may have rudimentary notopodia as well

as uncigerous pinnules.

Type-species: Samythopsis grubet McIntosh 1885.

SAMYTHA Malmgren 1866

Prostomium without glandular ridges. Buccal tentacles numerous and

smooth. Three pairs of gills. Segments II-VI without neurosetae. Segments

IV—VI with notopodial capillaries. Fourteen uncigerous thoracic segments. No

notopodial cirri. Thoracic uncini with 2—3 series of teeth. About 13 abdominal

segments with rudimentary notopodia as well as uncigerous pinnules.

Type-species: Sabellides sexcirrata Sars 1856.

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AMYTHAS Benham 1921

Prostomium without glandular ridges. Buccal tentacles replaced by a

frilly membrane. Three pairs of gills. Segments III-VI without neurosetae.

Segments IV—VI with notopodial capillaries. Fourteen uncigerous thoracic

segments. No notopodial cirri. Thoracic uncini with 2 series of teeth. Fourteen

or more abdominal segments without rudimentary notopodia above the

uncigerous pinnules.

Type-species: Amythas membranifera Benham 1921.

ARYANDES Kinberg 1867

A questionable and incompletely described genus generally similar to

Samytha but with paleae.

Type-species: Aryandes gracilis Kinberg 1867.

MICROSAMYTHA Augener 1928

Synonym ? Alkmaria Horst 1920.

Note: Both genera are incompletely described and may belong to the family

Terebellidae. More is known of Microsamytha and this name is retained pro tem.

Prostomium without glandular ridges and ‘of the Ampharete type’. Buccal

tentacles smooth. Three pairs of gills. Segments III-VI without neurosetae.

Segments IV, V and VI with notopodial capillaries. Thirteen uncigerous

thoracic segments. Between 13 and 19 abdominal segments.

Type-species Microsamytha rychiana Augener 1928.

MELINNAMPHARETE Annenkova 1937

Prostomium without glandular ridges. Buccal tentacles papillose. Three

pairs of gills. Segments III-VI without neurosetae. Notosetae usually present

on all four segments (III-V1) and often enlarged to form paleae on segment III.

A dorsal ridge between segments VI and VII. Twelve uncigerous thoracic

segments. No notopodial cirri. ? number of abdominal segments.

Type-species: Melinnampharete eoa Annenkova 1937.

Neosabellides Hessle 1917

Prostomium without glandular ridges. Buccal tentacles papillose. Three

pairs of gills. Segments III-VI without neurosetae. Notosetae present on

segments V and VI but usually absent from III and IV. No dorsal ridge

between segments VI and VII. Twelve uncigerous thoracic segments. No

notopodial cirri. Thoracic uncini usually with 2 series of teeth. About 19

abdominal segments.

Type-species: Sabellides elongatus Ehlers 1913.

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PABITS Chamberlin 1919

Prostomium without glandular ridges. Buccal tentacles smooth and borne

on a long probosciform organ. Three pairs of gills. Segments III-VI without

neurosetae. Notosetae present on segments V and VI and usually on IV as well.

Twelve uncigerous thoracic segments. No notopodial cirri. Thoracic uncini

with 2 series of teeth. Number of abdominal segments unknown.

Type-species: Pabits deroderus Chamberlin 1919.

SAMYTHELLA Verrill 1873

Synonyms Eusamytha McIntosh 1885 and ? Ecelysippe Eliason 1955.

Prostomium without glandular ridges. Buccal tentacles smooth and not

borne on an elongate tentacular lobe. Three pairs of gills. Segments III-VI

without neurosetae. Notopodial capillaries present on segments IV—VI and

sometimes on III as well. Twelve uncigerous thoracic segments. Notopodial

cirri may be present on the last few thoracic setigers. Thoracic uncini with 1 or

2 series of teeth. Up to 36 abdominal segments.

Type-species: Samythella elongata Verrill 1873.

GLYPHANOSTOMUM Levinsen. 1883

Synonym Amythasides Eliason 1955.

Prostomium without glandular ridges. Buccal tentacles smooth (? always).

Three pairs of gills. Segments III-VI without neurosetae. Segments IV—VI

with notopodial capillaries and segment III sometimes with paleae. Eleven

uncigerous thoracic segments. Notopodial cirri absent. Thoracic uncini with

2 or more series of teeth. Twelve to 25 abdominal segments without rudimentary

notopodia but with uncigerous pinnules.

Type-species Samytha pallescens Theel 1878.

MUGGA Eliason 1955

Prostomium without glandular ridges. Buccal tentacles smooth. Three pairs

of gills. Segments [II-VI without neurosetae but all of them may have notosetae.

Nine uncigerous thoracic segments. Notopodium of the last thoracic segment

dorsally situated and bearing modified notosetae. Thoracic uncini with more

than 2 series of teeth. Number of abdominal segments unknown.

Type-species: Mugga wahrbergi Eliason 1955.

AUCHENOPLAX Ehlers 1887

Synonym Melinnoides Benham 1921.

Prostomium without glandular ridges. Buccal tentacles smooth with a

groove along one side. Two pairs of gills. Segments III-VI without neurosetae.

Segments V and VI with notopodial capillaries. Twelve uncigerous thoracic

segments and about 12-15 abdominal ones. First row of thoracic uncini on

segment VII very long. Thoracic uncini with 1-2 series of teeth. Notopodial

cirri absent. Type-species: Auchenoplax crinita Ehlers 1887.

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SUMMARY

The characters of existing genera are discussed and it is shown that

confusion has arisen because the anterior segments have been telescoped and

there are two different systems of numbering them. It is proposed that the

separation of genera be based primarily on the number of gills and the number

of uncigerous thoracic segments. The main diagnostic characters of 49 type-

species have been tabulated and it is suggested that 16 genera which are mostly

monotypic be sunk. Keys and definitions of the remaining 33 genera are

provided.

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order after each name. Full references must be given at the end of the paper. Articles and

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Examples: Plonia capensis Smith, 1954: 86, pl. 27, fig. 3. Green, 1955: 23, fig. 2.

When transferred to another genus:

Euplonia capensis (Smith) Brown, 1955: 259.

When misidentified as another species:

Plonia natalensis (non West), Jones, 1956: 18.

When another species has been called by the same name:

[non] Plonia capensis: Jones, 1957: 27 (= natalensis West).