Newly discovered branching worm, Ramisyllis kingghidorahi, named after Godzilla’s nemesis. Its head is at the bottom of the image. Photo: M T Aguado and G Ponz-Segrelles
Newly discovered branching worm, Ramisyllis kingghidorahi, named after Godzilla's nemesis. Its head is at the bottom of the image. Photo: M T Aguado and G Ponz-Segrelles Ramisyllis kingghidorahi described by Göttingen researchers in top 10 New Marine Species Branching marine worms are extremely rare: bizarre creatures with one head but a body that branches repeatedly into multiple posterior ends. Only three such species are known, and one of these worm species has just been awarded a place in the top-ten marine species from 2022 by the World Register of Marine Species (WoRMS). Named Ramisyllis kingghidorahi after King Ghidorah, Godzilla's monster enemy, the new species was first described by an international team led by Göttingen University. Fragment of one specimen of the branching worm Photo: M T Aguado and G Ponz-Segrelles Japanese researchers discovered the branching worm and sent images to Professor Maite Aguado, University of Göttingen, who recognised that this was a special discovery. The new species is named after King Ghidorah, the three-headed, two-tailed, monstrous arch-enemy of Godzilla.
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