Geoff Read
@annelidsci.bsky.social
Marine annelid taxonomist, Aotearoa
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Geoff Read
@annelidsci.bsky.social
· Apr 4
The journey to discover New Zealand marine annelids starts here: niwa.co.nz/biodiversity... Kingdom Animalia, phylum Annelida (bristleworms & kin). Chapt 18, in Kelly et al, Dec 2023. Marine Biota of Aotearoa New Zealand
Unusual for taxonomy. Retraction for fake citations.
doi.org/10.11646/zoo...
doi.org/10.11646/zoo...
October 1, 2026 at 9:54 AM
Unusual for taxonomy. Retraction for fake citations.
doi.org/10.11646/zoo...
doi.org/10.11646/zoo...
Sunk once more into Magelona. Goodby again Maea. WoRMS database has got this covered. #WormWednesday Read our notes:
www.marinespecies.org/polychaeta/a...
www.marinespecies.org/polychaeta/a...
September 29, 2026 at 2:14 AM
Sunk once more into Magelona. Goodby again Maea. WoRMS database has got this covered. #WormWednesday Read our notes:
www.marinespecies.org/polychaeta/a...
www.marinespecies.org/polychaeta/a...
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I DO loves a scale worm that live in association with a heart urchin! #wormwednesday is it really called Malmgrenia? what an interesting name! www.inaturalist.org/observations...
Malmgrenia castanea
Malmgrenia castanea from Mali Lošinj, HR-PG, HR on September 26, 2023 at 02:38 PM by adrian_bothe
www.inaturalist.org
September 23, 2026 at 3:35 PM
I DO loves a scale worm that live in association with a heart urchin! #wormwednesday is it really called Malmgrenia? what an interesting name! www.inaturalist.org/observations...
Alciopidae
I’ve seen it >100 times, but I’ve never been about to capture it until now.
Presumably, it is spawning (but I can’t be positive). But what is the green cloud, and what is the smaller blue squiggly???
#blackwater, #blackwaterdiving #polychaete
Presumably, it is spawning (but I can’t be positive). But what is the green cloud, and what is the smaller blue squiggly???
#blackwater, #blackwaterdiving #polychaete
September 20, 2026 at 12:03 AM
Alciopidae
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Not your average worm 🔥
Gossamer worms call the expansive waters of the ocean’s twilight zone home. Living up in the water column, thousands of feet above the seafloor, has made Tomopteris effective swimmers. They swish their bodies side to side while rowing paddle-like parapodia.
Gossamer worms call the expansive waters of the ocean’s twilight zone home. Living up in the water column, thousands of feet above the seafloor, has made Tomopteris effective swimmers. They swish their bodies side to side while rowing paddle-like parapodia.
September 14, 2026 at 9:21 PM
Not your average worm 🔥
Gossamer worms call the expansive waters of the ocean’s twilight zone home. Living up in the water column, thousands of feet above the seafloor, has made Tomopteris effective swimmers. They swish their bodies side to side while rowing paddle-like parapodia.
Gossamer worms call the expansive waters of the ocean’s twilight zone home. Living up in the water column, thousands of feet above the seafloor, has made Tomopteris effective swimmers. They swish their bodies side to side while rowing paddle-like parapodia.
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By combining DNA sequencing of museum specimens with newly collected specimens & detailed anatomical analyses, an int'l team led by the University of Göttingen has discovered 10 extraordinary new worms species. Paper published in journal: @zoojlinnsoc.bsky.social.
Read more here: shorturl.at/XHVKY
Read more here: shorturl.at/XHVKY
September 9, 2026 at 2:37 PM
By combining DNA sequencing of museum specimens with newly collected specimens & detailed anatomical analyses, an int'l team led by the University of Göttingen has discovered 10 extraordinary new worms species. Paper published in journal: @zoojlinnsoc.bsky.social.
Read more here: shorturl.at/XHVKY
Read more here: shorturl.at/XHVKY
#WormWednesday #deepsea Predatory polychaete eating something. Can't quite see enough of it for family id, but look at that extra-long wispy pair of antennae.
September 1, 2026 at 12:24 AM
#WormWednesday #deepsea Predatory polychaete eating something. Can't quite see enough of it for family id, but look at that extra-long wispy pair of antennae.
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August 29, 2026 at 9:04 PM
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August 29, 2026 at 9:08 PM
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Here's a side view of the worm. The bristle feet are more obvious here
August 27, 2026 at 4:42 PM
Here's a side view of the worm. The bristle feet are more obvious here
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4983m
That's the 1st polychaete I've seen that looks like this. Cool!
@nautiluslive.org dive on 8-25-26 #MarineLife
That's the 1st polychaete I've seen that looks like this. Cool!
@nautiluslive.org dive on 8-25-26 #MarineLife
August 27, 2026 at 4:38 PM
4983m
That's the 1st polychaete I've seen that looks like this. Cool!
@nautiluslive.org dive on 8-25-26 #MarineLife
That's the 1st polychaete I've seen that looks like this. Cool!
@nautiluslive.org dive on 8-25-26 #MarineLife
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Every four years, the international earthworm research community gets together to exchange ideas. This time, we’ve taken over Wageningen for #ISEE13, and it’s been a blast!
Here’s a few highlights, including my earthworm Macrophotography workshop 📸🪱
@pdejong.bsky.social @helenherself.bsky.social
Here’s a few highlights, including my earthworm Macrophotography workshop 📸🪱
@pdejong.bsky.social @helenherself.bsky.social
August 26, 2026 at 7:53 AM
Every four years, the international earthworm research community gets together to exchange ideas. This time, we’ve taken over Wageningen for #ISEE13, and it’s been a blast!
Here’s a few highlights, including my earthworm Macrophotography workshop 📸🪱
@pdejong.bsky.social @helenherself.bsky.social
Here’s a few highlights, including my earthworm Macrophotography workshop 📸🪱
@pdejong.bsky.social @helenherself.bsky.social
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🦐 Two new species of hadal #amphipod, Princaxelia malohi and Princaxelia kahat, have been described from the Tonga and Mariana Trenches, bringing the genus to seven known species!
Learn more: doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.1289.204655
#biodiversity
Learn more: doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.1289.204655
#biodiversity
August 26, 2026 at 1:07 PM
🦐 Two new species of hadal #amphipod, Princaxelia malohi and Princaxelia kahat, have been described from the Tonga and Mariana Trenches, bringing the genus to seven known species!
Learn more: doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.1289.204655
#biodiversity
Learn more: doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.1289.204655
#biodiversity
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That new species of monkey last month was a great news story, but is species discovery really like that? And why museums are so important: scientistseessquirre... 🌍🧪
New species from the rainforest vs. new species from museum drawers
Last month, the announcement of a new-to-science monkey species from the Congolese rain forest made a bit of a splash. It’s Colobus congoensis, formally, and less formally and based on a local name…
scientistseessquirrel.wordpress.com
August 25, 2026 at 12:08 PM
That new species of monkey last month was a great news story, but is species discovery really like that? And why museums are so important: scientistseessquirre... 🌍🧪
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Tomopteris spp. — AKA gossamer worm — these midwater marvels live entire lives in the water column. Their fluid, dance-like moves are mesmerizing to observe! The #DeepWonders team recorded this footage at 819 meters while exploring near Trinidad and Tobago. https://youtube.com/shorts/TH02wq7sw8M
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August 6, 2026 at 11:59 PM
Tomopteris spp. — AKA gossamer worm — these midwater marvels live entire lives in the water column. Their fluid, dance-like moves are mesmerizing to observe! The #DeepWonders team recorded this footage at 819 meters while exploring near Trinidad and Tobago. https://youtube.com/shorts/TH02wq7sw8M
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Worms like gummy bears swimming up to the surface to spawn. They are probably not complete polychaete worms, but instead, segments that detach and swim away from the main body just for spawning, while the actual worm stays safe and snug in its den somewhere below.
August 13, 2026 at 10:06 PM
Worms like gummy bears swimming up to the surface to spawn. They are probably not complete polychaete worms, but instead, segments that detach and swim away from the main body just for spawning, while the actual worm stays safe and snug in its den somewhere below.
#WormWednesday New extra-big earthworm from Madagascar @zookeys.pensoft.net Genus is endemic
Kynotus insularis Csuzdi et al
doi.org/10.3897/zook...
Kynotus insularis Csuzdi et al
doi.org/10.3897/zook...
July 30, 2026 at 11:06 AM
#WormWednesday New extra-big earthworm from Madagascar @zookeys.pensoft.net Genus is endemic
Kynotus insularis Csuzdi et al
doi.org/10.3897/zook...
Kynotus insularis Csuzdi et al
doi.org/10.3897/zook...
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A fantastic first day of IPC15 in Frankfurt, so many great talks and posters. Our hosts are looking after us so well too.
July 27, 2026 at 8:14 PM
A fantastic first day of IPC15 in Frankfurt, so many great talks and posters. Our hosts are looking after us so well too.
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Its called the KING RAGWORM? ha ha. sure. appropriate I suppose! #wormwednesday www.inaturalist.org/observations...
King Ragworm (Alitta virens)
King Ragworm from Nysundet, Egersund, Norge on May 27, 2016 at 11:29 PM by Poul Erik Rasmussen
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July 29, 2026 at 5:14 PM
Its called the KING RAGWORM? ha ha. sure. appropriate I suppose! #wormwednesday www.inaturalist.org/observations...
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While #Okeanos personnel have a fantastic discussion with the PRIME MINISTER of the Cook Islands! here was a cool scale worm at about 5590 m ! #wormwednesday! Some cool tentacles extended!
July 30, 2026 at 1:12 AM
While #Okeanos personnel have a fantastic discussion with the PRIME MINISTER of the Cook Islands! here was a cool scale worm at about 5590 m ! #wormwednesday! Some cool tentacles extended!
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Another fantastic day at IPC15 in Frankfurt. Day 2 focused on taxonomy, systematics and phylogenomics. Interestingly it started and finished with the renowned sand striker worms, with the fascinating story of Walter.
July 30, 2026 at 6:57 AM
Another fantastic day at IPC15 in Frankfurt. Day 2 focused on taxonomy, systematics and phylogenomics. Interestingly it started and finished with the renowned sand striker worms, with the fascinating story of Walter.
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Seeing tube worms a lot shallower than I expected
@schmidtocean.bsky.social dive 957 #deepwonders #MarineLife
@schmidtocean.bsky.social dive 957 #deepwonders #MarineLife
July 24, 2026 at 5:14 AM
Seeing tube worms a lot shallower than I expected
@schmidtocean.bsky.social dive 957 #deepwonders #MarineLife
@schmidtocean.bsky.social dive 957 #deepwonders #MarineLife
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#WormWednesday Minoru Imajima illustrated with great clarity. This is Lepidonotus akunanae from 2011. Not all polychaetes lend themselves to such artistic featuring.
www.marinespecies.org/polychaeta/a...
www.marinespecies.org/polychaeta/a...
July 14, 2026 at 5:56 AM
#WormWednesday Minoru Imajima illustrated with great clarity. This is Lepidonotus akunanae from 2011. Not all polychaetes lend themselves to such artistic featuring.
www.marinespecies.org/polychaeta/a...
www.marinespecies.org/polychaeta/a...