We review the variety of morphological, physiological and behavioral modifications that
annelids have acquired to cope with environments either unsuitable for, or on the limits of …

The demand for bait by recreational fishers has led to significant commercial and
recreational harvests of polychaete worms, primarily from wild resources. In this global …

Eunicid annelids inhabit diverse marine habitats worldwide, have ecological and economic
importance and have been pictured in the news as giant predator worms. They compose a …

During a visit to polychaete–rearing facilities in the vicinity of Bay of Cádiz (SW Iberian
Peninsula, Atlantic Ocean), we sampled two populations of Marphysa (Annelida, Eunicidae) …

A new species of Eunicidae, Marphysa victori sp. n., has been identified from Arcachon Bay,
Bay of Biscay, NE Atlantic. This new species, belonging to the sanguinea complex, is …

A vast polychaete fauna is hidden behind complexes of cryptic and pseudo-cryptic species,
which has greatly hindered our understanding of species diversity in several regions …

Market research was conducted from 2009 to 2013 to investigate the supply of live worms for
fishing bait in Japan. We obtained 25 types of live fishing bait worms, including 16 species of …

Researchers are continuing to identify polychaetes using inappropriate references and
failing to appreciate that many if not most species have restricted distributions. Using …

Nine species of Marphysa from the Grand Caribbean Region are recognized and described
based on the type and non-type specimens. One species is formally described as new: M …

Zhi Wang, Yanjie Zhang, and Jian-Wen Qiu (2018) Marphysa hongkongensa n.
sp.(Annelida: Eunicidae) is described based on samples from the intertidal zone of Tolo …