Living hidden in tropical waters, this worm grows multiple body branches within a host sponge, each tail capable of producing separate living reproductive units called “stolons”. But how does a single ...

From the organic matter, they extract the molecules they need for their own growth and reproduction, like nitrogen and carbon ... types of techniques moving forward. Because while dirt may be worm ...

Even among the numerous gnarly animals swimming, crawling, and “flying” through the world’s oceans, the branching marine worm (Ramisyllis ... can coordinate sexual reproduction with so ...

The species is predatory, eating other organisms that commonly live in dirt ... worm. Hammerhead worms are hermaphroditic, meaning they carry both male and female reproductive organs. Reproduction ...

In one of the strangest paths to reproduction, this tiny Japanese sea worm actually grows a ‘mini-me’ at its rear end, which it then deploys so it can swim off on its own in search of similar ...

Worm named after a comedian impacting spiny lobster reproduction and could threaten a lucrative fishery. ScienceDaily . Retrieved May 26, 2025 from www.sciencedaily.com / releases / 2023 / 06 ...

And it's survived just fine, reports Rae Ellen Bichell for NPR Sexual reproduction evolved more ... "Somehow, the worm fused its ancestors' six pairs of chromosomes into one pair of huge chromosomes.

CLEMSON, S.C. (WCIV) — A species of parasitic worm named after comedian Conan O'Brien has been found to affect the reproductive performance of Caribbean spiny lobsters. Carcinonemertes ...

Of the 90 lobsters, nearly 88% had either nemertean worms or worm cysts and egg masses. Embryo mortality, indicated by empty capsules and dead embryos, ranged between 0% and 43.81% in infected ...