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Spirobranchus giganteus

Christmas tree worm
S. giganteus on Porites
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Annelida
Clade: Pleistoannelida
Clade: Sedentaria
Order: Sabellida
Family: Serpulidae
Genus: Spirobranchus
Species:
S. giganteus
Binomial name
Spirobranchus giganteus
(Pallas, 1766)[1]

Spirobranchus giganteus, commonly known as the Christmas tree worm, is a tube-building polychaete worm belonging to the family Serpulidae. The S. giganteus lives in coral reefs in the Indo-Pacific region to the Caribbean.

  1. ^ ten Hove, H. (2010). Read G, Fauchald K (eds.). "Spirobranchus giganteus (Pallas, 1766)". World Polychaeta Database. World Register of Marine Species. Retrieved 2011-12-26.

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