Polychaeta Species

World Polychaeta Database. We will soon cover taxonomy & current status for all annelids (Animalia incertae sedis edits also). Tweets by Geoff Read

[Polychaeta Species @WPolyDb]

#wormwednesday A massive 500 page review memoir 136 from @niwa_nz of NZ marine biota.
Annelida is chapter 18.
Reposting to update the link.
https://t.co/ofCjpL5pqx

[Zootaxa updates @Zootaxa]

Description of five new species of #Capitellidae (#Annelida, #Canalipalpata, #Capitellida) from the coast of Chile (#SouthAmerica), and re-description of Mediomastus branchiferus Hartmann-Schröder, 1962
#taxonomy
#newspecies
https://t.co/0bOluER5aH

[Polychaeta Species @WPolyDb]

@Zootaxa Excellent. Thanks for the quick fix.

[Zootaxa updates @Zootaxa]

Four new species of Fauveliopsidae (#Annelida, Sedentaria) from the Gulf of #Thailand
#taxonomy
https://t.co/SzJpPKA7sq

[Zootaxa updates @Zootaxa]

A #newspecies of Polyophthalmus from NW Africa and re-establishment of P. papillatus Treadwell, 1943 (#Annelida: #Opheliidae) based upon type material
#taxonomy
https://t.co/x1Y6EeEtvl

[ZooKeys @ZooKeys_Journal]

A new species of scale-covered marine worm, Sthenelais onca, has been documented along the Pacific coast of Costa Rica. It is characterised by a jaguar-like color pattern!

Read more: https://t.co/8YlTS8eXZe

[Zootaxa updates @Zootaxa]

Three #newspecies of Acoetes (#Aphroditiformia: #Acoetidae) and one #newspecies of Euarche (#Aphroditiformia: #Acoetidae): first Acoetes described in over three decades
#taxonomy
https://t.co/TxSC2rphZu

[Polychaeta Species @WPolyDb]

#WormWednesday The photo is of a live instance of Prionospio krusadensis Fauvel, 1929. The Sri Lanka new species of Radashevsky et al is very different, with up to 13 pairs of gills

[Zootaxa updates @Zootaxa]

#Prionospio (#Annelida: #Spionidae) from #Indian waters, with description of a #newspecies from #SriLanka
#taxonomy
https://t.co/aDWpfAI0za

[ZooKeys @ZooKeys_Journal]

A new study of #polychaete #worms from various localities in Kuwait, Oman, and West Africa has revealed that 𝘓𝘦𝘰𝘥𝘢𝘮𝘢𝘴 𝘤𝘩𝘦𝘷𝘢𝘭𝘪𝘦𝘳𝘪 is a species complex comprising at least eleven #lineages. See the newly described Leodamas edgari: https://t.co/qbIiNQ9VYj

[Polychaeta Species @WPolyDb]

#Wormwednesday, #openaccess A review maybe making sense of those somewhat-obscure higher classification names most of us don't need to use.

[Kevin Kocot @kmkocot]

Progress and Challenges in Phylogenomics and Genomics of Lophotrochozoa/Spiralia by Torsten Struck. This is a major contribution and important piece of work with respect to lophotrochozoan genomics and phylogeny.
https://t.co/z5d6BfCbfn

[WoRMS @WRMarineSpecies]

(4/10) Far below the Pacific Ocean, in a world without sunlight, something glitters: Iskra’s Glitter Worm.

https://t.co/4ikPQRtpXM

@Scripps_Ocean

#toptenmarinespecies #taxonomistappreciationday #OceanDecade #GenOcean #deepsea

[WoRMS @WRMarineSpecies]

(2/10) The Sponge Ambusher Worm sets its trap in a glass sponge.

https://t.co/ReuzDdZTc8

#toptenmarinespecies #taxonomistappreciationday #OceanDecade #GenOcean #deepsea

[Cardiff Curator @CardiffCurator]

We want to say a huge thank you this #TaxonomistAppreciationDay for all of the amazing work done by the editors for @WRMarineSpecies. This is an amazing resource that so many of us use. So thank you so much @WPolyDb #TaxonomyDay

[Cardiff Curator @CardiffCurator]

Magelonidae Cunningham & Ramage, 1888 (Annelida, Polychaeta)—Worldwide Identification Keys and the Re-Establishment of Maea Johnston, 1865 - New paper from @KatieMortimerJ1, Kim Mills & @Mistapicta in @Taxonomy_MDPI #WormWednesday https://t.co/uY8OhiTFq5

[Zootaxa updates @Zootaxa]

Anoplosyllinae Aguado & San Martín, 2009 (#Annelida: #Syllidae) from shelf and slope depths in the northwest Atlantic Ocean, primarily off New England, slope depths in the Gulf of Mexico off Louisiana...
#taxonomy
https://t.co/OO89YhbBDY

[Polychaeta Species @WPolyDb]

@KatieMortimerJ1 Wonderful!😃

[Polychaeta Species @WPolyDb]

Scalibregma drouali Bonifácio added to WoRMS as first 'new' to science annelid entry (pub today 5/1/2026) for 2026. First undoubtedly of many to come. Bonus - it's #OpenAccess
https://t.co/IVft7WjHI2

[Zootaxa updates @Zootaxa]

Unveiling a hidden wanderer in the NE Atlantic: a #newspecies of Scalibregma (#Annelida, #Scalibregmatidae)
#taxonomy
https://t.co/NquUgoZuMH

[Polychaeta Species @WPolyDb]

@WRMarineSpecies Yes, publication goes on almost continuously year around. Although this one seems to be unpublished, fide ZooBank. Hard to be sure as the ZB reg is probably there, but unreleased publicly, but the editor didn't include it in his WoRMS record, nor upload the pdf.

[Polychaeta Species @WPolyDb]

#WormWednesday It's Xmas-eve afternoon in NZ and @Zootaxa is still publishing its daily output. Well done those guys!
https://t.co/m5aUggDpgH

[Zootaxa updates @Zootaxa]

A new #Manayunkia species (#Polychaeta: #Sabellida: #Fabriciidae) from the lakes of the Kolyma and Ola River basins (Northeastern Asia, #Russia)
#taxonomy
#newspecies
https://t.co/h1bR8tvj3i

[Polychaeta Species @WPolyDb]

#WormWednesday

[Zootaxa updates @Zootaxa]

Unravelling a Taxonomic Puzzle: Reinstating the #SouthAfrican #Scolelepis #capensis as distinct from #Scolelepis #squamata (#Annelida: #Spionidae)
#taxonomy
https://t.co/RQx1bw0XhE