This paper reviews the alien polychaete species in the world's oceans and their impacts on
the marine ecosystems and humans. A total of 292 polychaete species belonging to 164 …

abstract In 2017, Polydora websteri, a shell‐boring spionid polychaete worm and
cosmopolitan invader, was identified for the first time in Washington State. Shell‐boring …

Species of the Polydora-complex (ie polydorids) are the most common shell-boring
polychaetes found on cultured molluscs. However, which species become problematic …

Shell-boring polychaetes have contributed to the collapse of several mariculture operations
around the world. These pests burrow into the shells of bivalves, creating mud blisters that …

Planktonic larvae of spionid polychaetes are among the most common and abundant group
in coastal meroplankton worldwide. The present study reports the morphology of spionid …

Shells of commercially valued bivalves in New Zealand, Crassostrea gigas, Perna
canaliculus and Pecten novaezelandiae, are damaged by blister-causing Polydora …

Ports are important locations for the introduction of marine species, while marinas and
pontoons often serve as secondary habitats for these species. In a marina near Paranaguá …

Polydorid species (Polychaeta: Spionidae) are widely known for their boring activities in
mollusk shells and they often become harmful invaders. A total of seven species of the …

Planktonic larvae of spionid polychaetes are among the most common and abundant group
in coastal meroplankton worldwide. The present study reports the morphology of spionid …

Free crawling was an original life style, and the ability to build tubes and bore into shells
evolved independently in various annelids and more than once within the family Spionidae …