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🪱Ekin Tilic
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curator of all things wormy and spiny at Senckenberg. #polychaetes #echinoderms I've got a thing for bristles and biodiversity. 🧬🪱
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📢 The First Circular for the 15th International Polychaete Conference (IPC15) is out! Join us in Frankfurt, Germany • 27–31 July 2026
#IPC15 #Polychaetes #Annelida

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October 23, 2025 at 7:32 PM
Meet Spinther bohnorum n. sp. Tilic & Rouse 2025 ✨— a tiny but stunning worm!

Spinther species are enigmatic worms that always seem to dwell on sponges, but we still don’t know exactly where they belong on the annelid tree of life. A shiny small mystery wrapped in glitter, basically. 😅🪱
October 16, 2025 at 3:55 AM
Remember, the next Polychaete Conference #IPC15 is coming to Frankfurt in 2026! Make sure you save the dates - and in the meantime check out the website for the polychaete-association.com
August 16, 2025 at 4:21 AM
“A story of Neomicrorbis” is out!
Our paper on these fascinating and rare bathyal serpulid worms has just been published.
The study is beautifully illustrated with SEM and microCT images—we hope you’ll enjoy it! It’s open access: 🔓🔗 rdcu.be/ekuGc
May 3, 2025 at 2:54 AM