Capitella is one of the best-studied polychaetes, and polychaete chaetae are among the most extensively researched features of all annelids. Yet, we discovered an elusive, transient gland associated with Capitella chaetae. If you’re curious, here’s the link: t.co/mEciM6b348
The Journal of Morphology publishes research in cytology, protozoology, embryology, and general animal morphology in vertebrates and invertebrates.
Bone-devouring zombie worms (#Osedax) 🧟♀️ make tiny, claw-like hooks. Want to know how? Check out our new paper! 😉 doi.org/10.1186/s132...
Background This study sheds light on the genetic blueprints of chaetogenesis (bristle formation), a complex biomineralization process essential not only for the diverse group of bristle worms (annelid...
Prince Albert’s Sea Daisy doesn’t look like your typical starfish. It is a delicate, flower-shaped sea star with an unusual life style, living on sunken wood or tube worms 🧪 lifewatch.be/en/worms-top...
Happy Taxonomist Appreciation Day! How cool is it that our tiny little sea daisy made it into the top 10! 🌟🤗
Ever wondered what the babies of bone-devouring zombie worms look like? 🧐 Your curiosity ends here! Our paper on the postembryonic development of #Osedaxwww.frontiersin.org/journals/neu...
Most species of the bone-devouring marine annelid, Osedax, display distinct sexual dimorphism with macroscopic sedentary females rooted in bones and free-liv...
Thank you 🙏🏻☺️ all worms are quality worms 🪱✨😜
Introducing 𝘗𝘦𝘤𝘵𝘪𝘯𝘦𝘳𝘦𝘪𝘴 𝘴𝘵𝘳𝘪𝘤𝘬𝘳𝘰𝘵𝘵𝘪 gen. nov. sp. nov.! 🌊🐍🪱 A truly remarkable new species AND genus of deep-sea nereidid worm. The hunt for them is still my highlight from our #CostaRicajournals.plos.org/plosone/arti...
Nereidid polychaetes are well known from shallow marine habitats, but their diversity in the deep sea is poorly known. Here we describe an unusual new nereidid species found at methane seeps off the P...
🎉Our paper on #Veneriservalink.springer.com/article/10.1...
Endoparasitic annelids living inside another annelid host are known, particularly with regard to Oenonidae, but in general are poorly studied. The dorvilleid Veneriserva pygoclava is known from southe...
🌟 Excited to share our new paper on a stunning new species, a "sea daisy": 𝘟𝘺𝘭𝘰𝘱𝘭𝘢𝘹 𝘱𝘳𝘪𝘯𝘤𝘦𝘢𝘭𝘣𝘦𝘳𝘵𝘪 n. sp. 🌊🌼 The paper is #OpenAccess#deepsea#NewSpecies@echinoblog.bsky.socialwww.mdpi.com/1424-2818/15...
Xyloplax is a genus of three species of sea stars previously found only on sunken wood in the deep ocean. Their circular and petaloid bodies, which lend them their common name “sea daisy”, and the...