Most polychaete species spend their lives in burrows in the seabed. However, adult individuals of two species, Alitta succinea and Platynereis dumerilii, leave their burrows to spawn during warm ...

Deep within the sea lies another world entirely. It’s a world of complete darkness, where light is absorbed thousands of feet below the ocean surface. The temperature remains constant at 39 degrees ...

The ocean may look peaceful from the shore, but beneath the surface lives an entire world of deadly predators. Some are ...

The researchers found one and sometimes two polychaete inside a jellyfish. This aurelia aurita jellyfish has two worms in its gut. Photo: Hannah Yeo/SDU. Most polychaete species spend their lives in ...