Ampharete petersenae Zhirkov, 1997
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Family:  Ampharetidae ()
Max. size: 
Environment:  benthic; marine; depth range 26 - 1957 m
Distribution:  North Atlantic: Greenland and Iceland.
Diagnosis:  Body short; longest complete specimen about 11 mm long and 0.5 mm wide. Body tapering towards posterior end. No eyespots observed. Long buccal tentacles, with long papillae. Four pairs of long branchiae, with dense tufts of cilia, arranged in two groups very close to each other. No paleae. Fourteen thoracic chaetigers; first two chaetigers with slightly less developed notopodia and bristles; posterior twelve thoracic chaetigers also with neuropodia and uncini. Sixteen abdominal segments with uncinigerous neuropodia, first two abdominal uncinigerous tori of thoracic-type lacking dorsal cirri and posterior 14 abdominal neuropodia of different shape and with dorsal cirri. Rudimentary notopodia absent. Abdominal uncini similar to thoracic ones, with 2 vertical rows of 3 teeth above rostrum. Pygidium with two lateral cirri and about 10 capitate papillae. Colour in alcohol pale yellow.
Biology: 
IUCN Red List Status: Not Evaluated (N.E.) Ref. 123251)
Threat to humans:  harmless
Country info:  C: Ref. 96435; O: Ref. 96435.

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