Close-up of a female stolon–one of the independent reproductive units–from the worm Ramisyllis kingghidorahi. It has already ...

Bertocchini cleaned the honeycombs and put the worms in a plastic bag. When she returned a short time later she found the bag “riddled with holes”. Red Sea could be world’s ‘last coral ...

Scientists have uncovered the genetic underpinnings of one of the ocean's most bizarre animals: a branching marine worm named ...

“To describe this polychaete [a type of segmented marine worm], one simply must use jazz hands — it is the only way to capture this deep-sea worm’s dazzle!” they wrote. Accompanying ...

"To describe this polychaete, one simply must use jazz hands — it is the only way to capture this deep-sea worm's dazzle," the Schmidt Ocean Institute captioned the worm clip. "Each body segment ...

The sea worm Platynereis dumerilii is only a few centimeters long but has a remarkable ability: in just a few days, it can regenerate entire parts of its body after an injury or amputation.

The “long white tentacles” of a “spaghetti”-like sea creature drew her attention. It turned out to be a new species. Pat Hutchings, a marine biologist focused on studying marine worms ...

If you have your life together and worry for nothing, sorry to tell you: Venomous sea worms are washing up on Texas beaches, and, if touched, they’ll make you feel like your skin is on fire.