Sabellida Levinsen, 1883 is a large morphologically uniform group of sedentary annelids
commonly known as fanworms. These annelids live in tubes made either of calcareous …

Serpulids are an important component of fouling communities. This paper provides an
overview of the serpulid species found in North America, as part of a broader study of fouling …

Coral-associated fauna predominantly consists of invertebrates and constitutes an important
component of coral reef biodiversity. The symbionts depend on their hosts for food, shelter …

Here we consider the growing knowledge on symbiotic polychaetes since this particular
group of worms, and their relationships with their hosts, were reviewed by Martin & Britayev …

Coral reefs are among the most biologically diverse ecosystems of the world, yet little is
known about the processes creating and maintaining their diversity. Ecologically, corallivory …

Although there are several nuisance species of serpulids reported worldwide, the present
study shows that some of them have been overlooked even in geographic areas that are …

Reef-dwelling Christmas tree worms (Spirobranchus spp.) are common coral associates.
Their calcareous tubes are usually embedded in the coral skeleton and can be closed by an …

A recent study (Simon et al. 2019) confirmed that Spirobranchus kraussii is neither a widely
distributed tropical species of Indo-Pacific origin nor a Lessepsian migrant to the …

Here we describe, for the first time, the mitochondrial genome of Spirobranchus giganteus
(Annelida: Serpulidae) and compare it with all available annelid mitogenomes. The entire …

Despite some past remarkable marine expeditions in the seas surrounding the Indo-Malay
Archipelago, a checklist of Indonesian polychaete species has never been published to …