Landmark Catalog Reveals 148 Annelid Species in Hamburg's Type Collection

Researchers have published the first part of an annotated catalog documenting 148 nominal species and subspecies of bristle worms (annelids) from the Museum of Nature Hamburg's extensive type collection. This effort, published in the journal Evolutionary Systematics, is crucial for biological nomenclature and taxonomy, especially as natural history collections worldwide work to digitize irreplaceable specimens.