Worms: As part of a collaboration between

As part of a collaboration between WoRMS and Edaphobase, the World Database of Nematodes (Nemys) has been integrated as the official taxonomic backbone for Nematoda in Edaphobase. ... Animals with long, skinny bodies are often called “ worms ,” but there are many kinds of worms —even in the ocean. Annelids (segmented worms ) include garden earthworms, but their ocean relatives come in many colors, shapes, and sizes. Some are so small that they live between grains of sand, while others can be longer than a human and eat fish! Marine worms are essential to the ocean food web, as both predators and prey. They help create homes for plants and animals by burrowing and ... Learn about worms , one of the largest groups of invasive species in the world, with over one million species. Find out their characteristics, behavior, diet, predators, and how they communicate in a herd. Of the thirty-odd phyla in the animal kingdom, at least a third are generally referred to as worms . If you include the more exotic, lesser-known phyla described as “worm-like,” it’s well over half. So, evolutionarily speaking, it might be easier to narrow down what’s not a worm.