Abstract
The first drawings of living male and female Antheacheres made by the late Professor A. Brinkmann Sr, are published together with some anatomical observations on his serial sections. Based on this material a comparison is made with the original description of Antheacheres by M. Sars. This genus is also compared with the genera Staurosoma, Gastroecus, and Parastaurosoma. A closer systematic relation between Antheacheridae, Philichthyidae, and Chondracanthidae is indicated.