“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 ...

Scientists in the South China Sea scooped up some muck, sifted through it and found the “rarely encountered” animal. Take a ...

or bristle worm (polychaete is Latin for "many bristles"). Related to earthworms and leeches, there are over 8,000 named polychaete species. They have segmented bodies, with loads of little ...

My main area for responsibility are the Annelid collections at the Museum. They are the segmented worms incorporating Polychaetes, Oligochaetes and leeches. However I also manage some of the 'worm ...