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The Main Line of the Evolution of Articulata—From Polychaetes to Insects
AbstractThe key points of the main evolutionary line of Articulata, leading from polychaetes to insects, are considered. The far-reaching similarity...
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New Records of Polychaetes from Palk Bay, Bay of Bengal, Northern Indian Ocean
Three species of polychaetes Magelona falcifera, Polyophthalmus zhadanae , and Ophelina grandis were recorded for the first time from the Indian...
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Distribution of Polychaetes in the Laptev Sea and New Siberian Shoal and Its Relation with Environmental Factors
AbstractIn this paper, the distribution of polychaetes in the Laptev Sea and New Siberian shoal is analyzed based on 115 bottom trawl samples taken...
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An Unusual Body Plan in Bilateria: a Fractal Branching Body
AbstractA branching body pattern with one head and many “tails”, unique for recent Bilateria, was found in three species of endosymbiotic polychaetes...
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The earliest true Spirorbinae from the late Bathonian and Callovian (Middle Jurassic) of France, Israel and Madagascar
Two new spirorbin species, Neomicrorbis israelicus sp. nov. and Spirorbis ? hagadolensis sp. nov., are here described from the Callovian of Israel,...
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First Report of Symbiotic Polynoid Scaleworm (
Paradyte crinoidicola Potts, 1910) from the Indian SubcontinentPolychaetes symbiotic with echinoderms (sea stars, brittle stars, feather stars, basket stars, sea cucumbers, and sea urchins) possess remarkable...
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Responses of macrobenthic communities to patchy distributions of heavy metals and petroleum hydrocarbons in sediments: A study in China’s Zhoushan Archipelago
This study conducted four cruises during 2014–2017 to investigate relationships between macrobenthic communities and sediment contaminations in sea...
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New data on the marine Upper Triassic palaeobiota from the Polzberg Konservat-Lagerstätte in Austria
Here we report new data on the Upper Triassic Polzberg Konservat-Lagerstätte in the Northern Calcarous Alps of Lower Austria. We examined new fossil...
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The role of polychaetes in bioerosion of submerged mosaic floors in the Underwater Archaeological Park of Baiae (Naples, Italy)
The study investigated the role of boring polychaetes in the bioerosion of a submerged Roman mosaic floor in the Underwater Archaeological Park of...
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Distribution pattern of macrobenthic assemblages along a salinity gradient in the Hangzhou Bay and its adjacent waters
It is widely acknowledged that the distribution of macrobenthos is affected by salinity, but the degree of influence varies in different areas. To...
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Eocene tube-dwelling annelids (Polychaeta: Sedentaria) from the Black Hills, western Washington State: the first record of Neodexiospira from North America
Fossils of two new species of small, dextrally coiled polychaetes, Neodexiospira ferlinghettii and Neodexiospira vanslykei from Eocene strata in the...
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Analysis of the structural characteristics and spatial organization of macrobenthic fauna in Oualidia lagoon, Morocco
Morocco is a very rich country in terms of wetlands, including bays, estuaries, lagoons, lakes, and rivers, among others. However, many of them need...
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Food Spectra of Snow Crabs (Chionoecetes opilio (O. Fabricius, 1788) (Decapoda, Oregoniidae), Non-Indigenous Species of the Kara Sea
AbstractThe food spectra of a local group of snow crabs Chionoecetes opilio was studied by the analysis of stomach content. This abundant group of...
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Bioaccumulation of Trace Metals in Sabellaria alveolata (Annelida: Polychaeta) and Their Controlling Factors Along the Essaouira Protected Coastal Area (Atlantic Coast of Morocco)
This study assessed, for the first time, the bioaccumulation of trace metals in the tissues of Sabellaria alveolata (Annelida: Polychaeta) collected...
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Seasonal Distribution of Meiofaunal Assemblages in the Mangrove Tidal Flat of Futian, Shenzhen, China
Meiofauna are fundamental components in mangrove ecosystem which play important roles in the energy flow and matter cycling. In order to reveal the...
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Application of DNA metabarcoding to characterize the diet of the moon jellyfish Aurelia coerulea polyps and ephyrae
Dietary studies of polyps and ephyrae are important to understand the formation and magnitude of jellyfish blooms and provide important insights into...
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The influence of water-sediment regulation on macrobenthic community structures in the Huanghe River (Yellow River) Estuary during 2012–2016
To determine if water-sediment regulation has affected macrobenthic community structure in the Huanghe River Estuary, China, macrobenthic samples...
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Spatiotemporal variations of benthic macrofaunal community in the **amen Amphioxus Nature Reserve, eastern South China Sea
In order to realize the spatiotemporal variations of benthic macrofaunal communities at the “Amphioxus Sand” habitat, six surveys including four...
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Benthic Organisms
The chapter summarises the state of knowledge with respect to the MAR meio, macro- and megabenthos as well as the nektobenthos, with a particular...