This new species of annelid worm was found in deep sea sediments near methane seeps off the Pacific coast of central America. Anguillosyllis have an interesting evolutionary placement within Syllidae ...

Scuttling on the sea floor, they could spot and shred annelid worms. Through clouds of stirred-up mud and seaweed groves they could glimpse predators approaching. Trilobites were not only poetry ...

Morphology: Medium-sized worms with coiled bodies. Parasites exceed 50mm in length. Lips are robust and elongated with rounded edges, and rows of sharp teeth; interlabia are prominent and rounded; a ...