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Spirobranchus sp.1 (Christmas Tree Worm)
Scientific name: Spirobranchus sp.1

Taxonomy: Kingdom Animalia → Phylum Annelida → Class Polychaeta → Subclass Sedentaria → Infraclass Canalipalpata → Order Sabellida → Family Serpulidae → Genus Spirobranchus

Common name: Christmas Tree Worm
Locations: Hawaii, Indo-Pacific
Group: Marine LifeInvertebratesTube Worms

These worms burrow down into the coral so all you can see are their spiral frilly heads. If you startle them, they whip around and suck back into their holes like the plants in the Avatar movie.

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Spirobranchus sp.1 (Christmas Tree Worm)
Spirobranchus sp.1 (Christmas Tree Worm)
Spirobranchus sp.1 (Christmas Tree Worm)
Spirobranchus sp.1 (Christmas Tree Worm)
Spirobranchus sp.1 (Christmas Tree Worm)
Spirobranchus sp.1 (Christmas Tree Worm)
Spirobranchus sp.1 (Christmas Tree Worm)
Spirobranchus sp.1 (Christmas Tree Worm)
Spirobranchus sp.1 (Christmas Tree Worm)
Spirobranchus sp.1 (Christmas Tree Worm)
Spirobranchus sp.1 (Christmas Tree Worm)
Spirobranchus sp.1 (Christmas Tree Worm)
Spirobranchus sp.1 (Christmas Tree Worm)
Spirobranchus sp.1 (Christmas Tree Worm)
Spirobranchus sp.1 (Christmas Tree Worm)
Spirobranchus sp.1 (Christmas Tree Worm)
Spirobranchus sp.1 (Christmas Tree Worm)
Spirobranchus sp.1 (Christmas Tree Worm)
Spirobranchus sp.1 (Christmas Tree Worm)
Spirobranchus sp.1 (Christmas Tree Worm)
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