Polychaete annelids represent one of the most diverse and ecologically significant groups of marine worms, inhabiting intertidal sands, deep-sea trenches and every habitat in between. Their remarkable ...

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The lessons invertebrate zoologist Karen Osborn learns from the tiny worms may have robotic implications Megan Kalomiris Cirratulidae polychaete worms are covered in tangled strands of external gills.

Earlier this year, a team from Japan's National Institute of Polar Research (NIPR), National Museum of Nature and Science (NMNS), and Kochi University (KU) set out to collect specimens of sea worm ...

Invasive serpulid polychaetes are sessile annelid worms that secrete external calcareous tubes, often establishing dense aggregations on submerged substrates. Through collective tube construction they ...