| Ramisyllis multicaudata | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Annelida |
| Clade: | Pleistoannelida |
| Subclass: | Errantia |
| Order: | Phyllodocida |
| Family: | Syllidae |
| Genus: | Ramisyllis |
| Species: | R. multicaudata
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| Binomial name | |
| Ramisyllis multicaudata Glasby, Schroeder & Aguado, 2012[1]
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Ramisyllis multicaudata is a species of polychaete worm in the family Syllidae. It was found in Darwin Harbour, Australia, where it was living within the tissues of a sponge of the genus Petrosia. It was the second branching species of polychaete worm to have been discovered, the first having been Syllis ramosa, a deep water species, more than a century earlier.[2] In 2022, a second species in R. multicaudata's genus, Ramisyllis kingghidorahi, was described from specimens taken off the coast of Sado Island, Japan.[3][4]
- ^ Read, Geoffrey (2012). "Ramisyllis multicaudata Glasby, Schroeder & Aguado, 2012". WoRMS. World Register of Marine Species. Retrieved 10 August 2017.
- ^ Marshall, Michael (2 March 2012). "Zoologger: the worm that looks like a tree". New Scientist. Retrieved 10 August 2017.
- ^ "New Species of Branching Worm Discovered in Waters Off Japan | Sci-News.com". Breaking Science News | Sci-News.com. 21 January 2022. Retrieved 2022-01-22.
- ^ "Branching worm discovered in Japan named after Godzilla's nemesis: International team led by Göttingen University describe new species Ramisyllis kingghidorahi". ScienceDaily. Retrieved 2022-01-22.