''Amphitrite'' is a genus of

polychaete Polychaeta () is a paraphyletic class of generally marine annelid worms, commonly called bristle worms or polychaetes (). Each body segment has a pair of fleshy protrusions called parapodia that bear many bristles, called chaetae, which are ...

belonging to the family

Terebellidae The Terebellidae is a marine family of polychaete worms, of which the type taxon is '' Terebella'', described by Carl Linnaeus in his 1767 12th edition of ''Systema Naturae''. Characteristics Most terebellids live in burrows or crevices and a ...

. The genus has cosmopolitan distribution.

Species

The

World Register of Marine Species The World Register of Marine Species (WoRMS) is a taxonomic database that aims to provide an authoritative and comprehensive list of names of marine organisms. Content The content of the registry is edited and maintained by scientific speciali ...

recognizes the following 21 species: * '' Amphitrite alcicornis'' Fauvel, 1909 * '' Amphitrite attenuata'' Moore, 1906 * '' Amphitrite brunnea'' (Stimpson, 1853) * '' Amphitrite buzhinskaje'' Jirkov, 2020 * '' Amphitrite chloraema'' (Schmarda, 1861) * '' Amphitrite cirrata'' Müller, 1776 * '' Amphitrite fauveli'' Jirkov, Ravara & Cunha, 2018 * '' Amphitrite haematina'' (Grube, 1871) * '' Amphitrite jucunda'' (Kinberg, 1866) * ''

Amphitrite kerguelensis In ancient Greek mythology, Amphitrite (; grc-gre, Ἀμφιτρίτη, Amphitrítē) was the goddess of the sea, the queen of the sea, and the wife of Poseidon. She was a daughter of Nereus and Doris (or Oceanus and Tethys).Roman, L., & Ro ...

'' McIntosh, 1876 * ''

Amphitrite leptobranchia In ancient Greek mythology, Amphitrite (; grc-gre, Ἀμφιτρίτη, Amphitrítē) was the goddess of the sea, the queen of the sea, and the wife of Poseidon. She was a daughter of Nereus and Doris (or Oceanus and Tethys).Roman, L., & Ro ...

'' Caullery, 1944 * ''

Amphitrite lobocephala In ancient Greek mythology, Amphitrite (; grc-gre, Ἀμφιτρίτη, Amphitrítē) was the goddess of the sea, the queen of the sea, and the wife of Poseidon. She was a daughter of Nereus and Doris (or Oceanus and Tethys).Roman, L., & Ro ...

'' Hsieh, 1994 * '' Amphitrite malayensis'' Caullery, 1944 * '' Amphitrite marchilensis'' Hartmann-Schröder, 1965 * '' Amphitrite oculata'' Hessle, 1917 * '' Amphitrite ornata'' (Leidy, 1855) * '' Amphitrite rubra'' (Risso, 1826) * '' Amphitrite rzhavskyi'' Jirkov, 2020 * '' Amphitrite scylla'' (Savigny, 1822) * '' Amphitrite variabilis'' (Risso, 1826) * ''

Amphitrite ventricosa In ancient Greek mythology, Amphitrite (; grc-gre, Ἀμφιτρίτη, Amphitrítē) was the goddess of the sea, the queen of the sea, and the wife of Poseidon. She was a daughter of Nereus and Doris (or Oceanus and Tethys).Roman, L., & Ro ...

'' Bosc, 1802

References

{{Taxonbar, from=Q5042345 Terebellida Polychaete genera Taxa named by Otto Friedrich Müller