My principal research interest is the systematics and diversity of marine segmented worms or polychaetes, more correctly known as Annelida. This interest has been driven by the dominant role annelids have in marine environments, where they are often more abundant and comprise more species than any other kind of marine invertebrate. For these the simple but vital task of identification – being able to recognise a species each time we see it – is not so simple, especially in Australia where there are so many species are yet to be described. Therefore, my research has a taxonomic focus: on describing species, but also on making identification guides, so that others can also identify marine annelids more easily and more accurately.