Amphicteinae | |
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Scientific classification ![]() | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Annelida |
Clade: | Pleistoannelida |
Subclass: | Sedentaria |
Order: | Terebellida |
Family: | Ampharetidae |
Subfamily: | Amphicteinae Holthe, 1986 |
Type genus | |
Amphicteis Grube, 1850 |
Amphicteinae is a subfamily of polychaete worms in the family Ampharetidae.[1][2] It was originally established as a tribe, with eight genera, but was elevated to subfamily-level with a reduced number of genera in 2020. [2][3] Two species, Hypaniola kowatewskii and Hypania invalida, are known to feed on blue-green algae.[4]
The subfamily comprises the following genera:[1]