Bye bye, butt. Some segmented sea worms like the syllid worm go through a reproductive process called stolonization.The stolon is the worm’s posterior organ and it is full of eggs or sperm ...

There is a type of sea worm that, believe it or not, detaches its own butt from the rest of its body which then swims off in search of a mate. But how this process occurs has always been a mystery ...

This sea worm's butt detaches from its body to swim off in search of love Reproduction can be challenging for marine life, but this worm has worked out how to multitask Nakamura et al/( CC By 4.0 ) ...

This sea worm's posterior body part swims away, and now scientists know how. ScienceDaily . Retrieved June 2, 2025 from www.sciencedaily.com / releases / 2023 / 11 / 231122192250.htm ...

Diverse animals such as sea mussels, corals, polychaete worms and certain fishes are thought to synchronize their reproductive behavior by the moon.

Until recently, little was known about Xenoturbella, a genus of simple marine animals that live on muddy sea bottoms. The six species of Xenoturbella identified to date live deep in the ocean ...

Three newly discovered sea worms that glow in the dark named after creatures from Japanese folklore and marine biologist. ScienceDaily . Retrieved May 27, 2025 from www.sciencedaily.com / releases ...