Mud blister worms make their homes in the shells of oysters and other shellfish, where they weaken their hosts.

Shells of worm snails, also known as vermetids, from a Waialua beach. Some people call these mollusks tube snails, but since the reef also hosts abundant species of tube worms, this name is confusing.

A dozen twists of a knife were all it took to tarnish the unblemished reputation of Washington’s oysters. It was 2017, and Teri King, an aquaculture specialist for Washington Sea Grant, a marine ...

A mysterious animal about a foot long that looks like shell bits and ocean debris strung together on a string just appeared in the sand on Padre Island National Seashore. Park officials on Tuesday ...

If you’re an oyster lover, seeing a shaggy worm slither across your appetizer is revolting – even though such worms are harmless to people. An internet search using the keywords “oyster” and “worm” ...

A new study found that an ancient, odd-looking creature used shells to protect itself long before the hermit crab, a remarkable discovery that scientists say is the earliest example of the hermit life ...

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