Although it was discovered in 1939, very little is known about this deep-sea species. Like other bristle worms, it probably plays an important role in keeping the ocean healthy.

The carnivorous sponge Chondrocladia robertballardi should make an easy meal of the tiny scale worm Neopolynoe africana, as it would with other polychaetes. But instead it allows this species to ...

In this case, Antarctic scale worms' shimmering golden hairs could ... Although it was discovered in 1939, very little is known about this deep-sea species. Like other bristle worms, it probably ...

Scientists discover new deep-sea worm, Pectinereis strickrotti, near Costa Rica. The rosy-colored creature was found 1,000 ...

But some giant piling worms are found around deep-sea hydrothermal vents. “When these worms were first discovered, it was amazing. They were huge, about one metre (3 feet) long. When we ...