Information for the ANNELIDA prototype newsgroup (moderated mailing list):

Posting address:    annelida@net.bio.net

Moderator:          Dr Geoff Read (a polychaetologist)
                    National Institute of Water & Atmospheric Research
                    Wellington, New Zealand
                    g.read@niwa.cri.nz
                    Fax: +64-(4)-232-5621

Charter for ANNELIDA:
 
For discussion of the scientific study of Phylum Annelida and of other 
worms with annelid affinities, encompassing the polychaetes, the 
clitellates (oligochaetes and leeches), the pogonophora, vestimentifera, 
sipunculans, and echiurids.

ANNELIDA is expected to draw subscribers mostly from amongst ecologists, 
taxonomists, and other biologists interested in biodiversity and the study 
of terrestrial or aquatic annelids and annelidan allies as *whole 
organisms*. Medical, neuroscience, or biochemical research which happens to 
use parts of annelids will probably be more appropriately discussed 
elsewhere. Subscribers will be interested in *research* on the culture of 
annelids, but operation of commercial and home worm-farms will not be a 
discussion topic.

Further information on WWW Annelid resources is available at:

       http://muse.bio.cornell.edu/~worms/annelid.html

All postings to the ANNELIDA group are directed intially to the
moderator.  Only messages in conformance with the charter above will
be distributed to the list.  Others may be deleted without response at
the discretion of the moderator.