A new species of <i>Ampharete</i> Malmgren, 1866 (Annelida: Ampharetidae) from Washington and redescription of <i>A. cirrata</i> Webster & Benedict, 1887 and <i>A. labrops</i> Hartman, 1961.

ABSTRACT: Ampharete acutifrons (Grube, 1860), originally described from Greenland, has long been considered a widely distributed arctic-boreal species. However, recent morphological re-assessment of the holotype indicates that most previous records of A. acutifrons were misidentifications, and molecular sequence data also suggest that A. acutifrons is a multispecies complex. This study focuses on specimens of the A. acutifrons species complex from Washington, USA, with publicly available cytochrome c oxidase subunit I (COI) sequence data. Specimens from Washington belonging to the Invertebrate Zoology Collection of the Florida Museum of Natural History were examined. Additional specimens were examined for morphological comparison, including type material of A. cirrata<

SUBMITTER: Chavez-Lopez Y 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12667694 | biostudies-literature | 2025

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature