A workshop dealing with marine Scalidophora was hosted by Prof. Shirayama. Twenty three participants worked together over the week, listening to (and giving) presentations on a wide variety of Scalidophora research from basic taxonomic terms to the latest thoughts on Scalidophora phylogeny. Practical methods dealing with sampling, preparing, observing and identifying Kinorhyncha, Priapulida and Loricifera were studied before participants started to identify their own specimens under the supervision of Professor Reinhardt Kristensen of the Zoological Museum, University of Copenhagen.