Institute of Zoology

New insights into the evolution of Charlie Chaplin worms (Histriobdellidae, Eunicida, Annelida)

Abstract Histriobdellidae, the so-called Charlie Chaplin worms, is an enigmatic group of microscopic commensal annelids associated with crustaceans. They crawl by alternately attaching their adhesive anterior appendages and left and right huge lateral ‘feet’, and bear a complex j...