Ampharete villenai Parapar, Helgason, Jirkov & Moreira, 2012
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Family:  Ampharetidae ()
Max. size: 
Environment:  benthic; marine
Distribution:  Northeast Atlantic: Iceland.
Diagnosis:  Body short; longest complete specimen (holotype) 12 mm long and 1.0 mm wide. Thorax thicker than abdomen, of about the same length; abdomen of nearly constant width throughout. No eyespots observed. Buccal tentacles with papillae. Four pairs of long branchiae arranged in two groups very close to each other; first three branchiae of each group in a transverse anterior row and the fourth one in a posterior position. Between 13 and 19 short, thick and flat paleae on each side (18 in holotype) gradually but quickly tapering to long filiform tips. Fourteen thoracic chaetigers with well-developed notopodia; the posterior twelve also with neuropodia and uncini. First two thoracic chaetigers with less developed notopodia. Notochaetae forming two rows; slightly flattened with a narrow brim, covered with scales and tapering into slender tips. Thoracic uncini with two vertical rows of 4-6 teeth each above rostrum. Twelve abdominal segments, with decreasing length towards the end; first two abdominal segments with neuropodia of thoracic type. Abdominal uncini with three horizontal rows of 6-8 teeth each above rostrum. Pygidium with a pair of short lateral lobes. Colour in alcohol pale yellow. No tubes observed. In holotype, oocytes visible in body cavity.
Biology: 
IUCN Red List Status: Not Evaluated (N.E.) Ref. 123251)
Threat to humans:  harmless
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