- Recently discovered species of branching worm has been named as ” Ramisyllis kingghidorahi” after King Ghidorah.
- Found on Japan’s Sado Island, Ramisyllis kingghidorahi was described by an international team of researchers led from the University of Göttingen.
Who is King Ghidorah?
- King Ghidorah is a branching fictitious animal that can regenerate its lost ends. It is a three-headed, two-tailed kaiju from the Godzilla franchise. It is only the third ever discovered species of branching worm.
What are Branching worms?
- Branching worms are bizarre marine beasties that — unlike King Ghidorah — have just one head, but a body that branches over and over into multiple posteriors.
- They can be found living inside the internal canals of certain sea sponges.
- Now, there are three known species of branching worm; R. kingghidorahi, ‘R. multicaudata’ and Ramisyllis kingghidorahi”.
- R. multicaudata was identified in 2012 off the north Australian coast, live in stony sponges that can be found in shallow waters.
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