Although the analysis of ESTs is congruent with the mitochondrial genome result, our topology differs from the recent phylogenomic analysis of Hejnol et al. 7 (Fig. 1b). To test the possibility that ...

Here’s one churro you won’t want to eat. A team led by California researchers has discovered a pink, flatworm-like critter in the deep seas off the Pacific that they’ve named Xenoturbella churro, ...

Researchers are arguing about whether or not the Xenoturbella bocki worm is the progenitor of humankind. But new studies indicate that this is actually the case. Researchers are arguing about whether ...

Churros, the delicious snacks covered with cinnamon sugar and served with hot chocolate, have a doppelganger in the deep sea. The deep-sea worm named after the deep-fried sticks of dough was recently ...

Scientists have found one of human's earliest ancestors 12,000 feet deep under the ocean - a weird pink worm named after a doughnut. The four-inch (10 cm) long Xenoturbella churro - named for its ...

A pink flatworm-like animal known by a single species found in waters off Sweden has puzzled biologists for nearly six decades. New discoveries half a world away by a team of scientists from Scripps ...

The sea floor is a wonderland, and scientists have discovered some new species of worm-like critters that look like discarded laundry items and churros. Freelance writer Amanda C. Kooser covers ...

Sometimes it is the most unassuming animals that cause the most consternation. Xenoturbella (pictured) are simple marine flatworms with no brain, anus, gonads, excretory system or through gut, so one ...

Researchers are arguing about whether or not the Xenoturbella bocki worm is the progenitor of mankind. But new studies indicate that this is actually the case. Swedish researchers from the University ...