Scientists have uncovered the earliest fossil evidence of annelids (ringed worms) in Cambrian microfossils dating back ...

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 ...

Annelids are found throughout the world’s terrestrial, aquatic and marine habitats. They represent one of three major animal groups with segmentation, so understanding annelid body-plan evolution is ...

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.

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...