As the names suggest, the subdivision of annelids into the Errantia and Sedentaria matches their overall lifestyles (Fig. 1). Members of the Errantia are free to move about, and crawl, swim or burrow.
A team of researchers from the European Molecular Biology Laboratory in Germany and the University of Exeter in the U.K. has conducted the first comprehensive study of the head chemosensory organ ...
Researchers have described an exceptionally well-preserved new fossil species of bristle worm called Kootenayscolex barbarensis. Discovered from the 508-million-year-old Marble Canyon fossil site in ...
A new species of ancient sea worm with an impressively elaborate set of star-shaped chaetae has been discovered after its puzzling fossilized form was found to be animal not mineral. And just as ...
Excavations by a University of Kansas paleontologist working in a treasure trove of fossils called the "Spence Shale Lagerstätte" have revealed an ancient sea worm unknown to science until now. The ...
The demand for rare raw materials, such as cobalt, is fuelling the exploration of the deep-sea floor for mining. Commercial deep-sea mining is currently prohibited in areas beyond national ...
Larvae of a marine ragworm Platynereis dumerilii have been studied as a zooplankton model, and possess photoreceptor cells in the brain to regulate circadian swimming behavior. This study revealed ...
Frontmatter -- Preface -- Contents -- List of contributing authors -- Part 1: Introduction -- 1. A History of Annelida Research / ǂr Read, Geoffrey B. -- 2. Phylogeny / ǂr Struck, Torsten ...
Actually, at 40 centimeters (15.7 inches) long and weighing approximately 26 grams, the earthworm named Dave has been added to the record books as the largest earthworm ever found in Britain, reports ...
Clusters of fossil serpulid worm tubes, like these Rotularia from the British Eocene, are common fossils in many Mesozoic and Cenozoic marine rocks The Museum’s collection of fossil annelids is both ...
Researchers at the Royal Ontario Museum and the University of Toronto have described an exceptionally well-preserved new fossil species of bristle worm called Kootenayscolex barbarensis. Discovered ...
Some results have been hidden because they may be inaccessible to you
Show inaccessible results