These scales look a bit like human teeth, adding to the worms' dazzling-yet-gruesome appearance. Growing up to 8 inches (20 centimeters) long, Antarctic scale worms are a type of ocean-dwelling ...

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3 To test this hypothesis, the team sequenced the bacterial DNA isolated from the guts, oral cavities, appendages, and outer protective covering of the worms they collected from Antarctic waters.

Antarctic ecosystems experience extreme variation in productivity and food supply between seasons. Credit: Adrian Glover. We are also combining this information with detailed taxonomic study to ...