Ramisyllis
{{Short description|Genus of annelid worms}}
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| image = Ramisyllis multicaudata Sarah Faulwetter Capture.png
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| image_caption = Ramisyllis multicaudata, illustrated by Sarah Faulwetter.
| taxon = Ramisyllis
| authority = Glasby, Schroeder & Aguado, 2012
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| type_species = Ramisyllis multicaudata
| type_species_authority = Glasby, Schroeder & Aguado, 2012
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Ramisyllis is a small genus of polychaete annelid marine worms. Both species are characterised by their branching body plans. Both species are found in shallow water, with R. multicaudata native to Darwin Harbour, Australia, and R. kingghidorahi native to the Sea of Japan near Sado Island, Japan.
Species
- Ramisyllis multicaudata{{Cite web |last=Frazer |first=Jennifer |date=8 August 2021 |title=One Head, 1,000 Rear Ends: The Tale of a Deeply Weird Worm |url=https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/one-head-1-000-rear-ends-the-tale-of-a-deeply-weird-worm/ |access-date=14 March 2022 |website=Scientific American}}
- Ramisyllis kingghidorahi{{Cite web |title=New Species of Branching Worm Discovered in Waters Off Japan {{!}} Sci-News.com |url=http://www.sci-news.com/biology/ramisyllis-kingghidorahi-10483.html |access-date=2022-03-14 |website=Breaking Science News {{!}} Sci-News.com |date=21 January 2022 |language=en-US}}