In one of the strangest paths to reproduction, this tiny Japanese sea worm actually grows a ‘mini-me’ at its rear end, which it then deploys so it can swim off on its own in search of similar ...

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A research team, led by Professor Toru Miura from the University of Tokyo, shows how the expression of developmental genes in the Japanese green syllid worms, Megasyllis nipponica, helps form their ...

Breakthroughs, discoveries, and DIY tips sent every weekday. Terms of Service and Privacy Policy. It’s been a wormy, sexual head-scratcher for years. The Japanese ...

A live male specimen of the new species of deep-sea worm, named Pectinereis strickrotti. Its feathery appendages are called parapodia and carry the worm’s gills. These deep-sea dwellers have a hidden ...

The creature raises the number of new species found by scientists studying these seemingly inhospitable ecosystems to 48 Rouse and his colleagues have encountered roughly 450 species at the Costa ...

The vast array of organisms in the deep sea remains a mystery to humans. Now, marine biologists can add one more puzzle to the list. A collection of odd materials was discovered nearly four miles ...

A live male specimen of the new species of deep-sea worm, named Pectinereis strickrotti after the lead Alvin pilot, Bruce Strickrott of WHOI who helped discover it. Its feathery appendages are called ...

Marine biologists have discovered a new species of deep-sea worm living near a methane seep some 50 kilometers (30 miles) off the Pacific coast of Costa Rica. Greg Rouse, a marine biologist at UC San ...