{"id":385,"date":"2019-11-04T13:00:29","date_gmt":"2019-11-04T13:00:29","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/pavclients.com\/moalboal\/?post_type=product&#038;p=385"},"modified":"2020-06-03T06:52:31","modified_gmt":"2020-06-03T06:52:31","slug":"christmas-tree-worm","status":"publish","type":"product","link":"https:\/\/reefspecies.com\/moalboal\/species\/christmas-tree-worm\/","title":{"rendered":"Christmas-tree worm"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"rdp-we-main\" data-resource=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Spirobranchus_giganteus\">\n<div id=\"rdp-we-mw-aria-live-region\" class=\"mw-aria-live-region\" aria-live=\"polite\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"vector-header-container\">\n\t<header class=\"vector-header mw-header no-font-mode-scale\">\n\t\t<div class=\"vector-header-start\">\n\t\t\t<nav class=\"vector-main-menu-landmark\" aria-label=\"Site\">\n\t\t\t\t\n<div id=\"rdp-we-vector-main-menu-dropdown\" class=\"vector-dropdown vector-main-menu-dropdown vector-button-flush-left 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class=\"vector-toc-text\">(Top)<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t<li id=\"rdp-we-toc-Anatomy_and_morphology\"\n\t\tclass=\"vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-1 vector-toc-list-item-expanded\">\n\t\t<a class=\"vector-toc-link\" href=\"#Anatomy_and_morphology\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"vector-toc-text\">\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"vector-toc-numb\">1<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<span>Anatomy and morphology<\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\n\t\t<ul id=\"rdp-we-toc-Anatomy_and_morphology-sublist\" class=\"vector-toc-list\">\n\t\t<\/ul>\n\t<\/li>\n\t<li id=\"rdp-we-toc-Range_and_distribution\"\n\t\tclass=\"vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-1 vector-toc-list-item-expanded\">\n\t\t<a class=\"vector-toc-link\" href=\"#Range_and_distribution\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"vector-toc-text\">\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"vector-toc-numb\">2<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<span>Range and distribution<\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\n\t\t<ul id=\"rdp-we-toc-Range_and_distribution-sublist\" 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id=\"rdp-we-toc-Conservation_status\"\n\t\tclass=\"vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-1 vector-toc-list-item-expanded\">\n\t\t<a class=\"vector-toc-link\" href=\"#Conservation_status\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"vector-toc-text\">\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"vector-toc-numb\">5<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<span>Conservation status<\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\n\t\t<ul id=\"rdp-we-toc-Conservation_status-sublist\" class=\"vector-toc-list\">\n\t\t<\/ul>\n\t<\/li>\n\t<li id=\"rdp-we-toc-Etymology_and_taxonomy\"\n\t\tclass=\"vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-1 vector-toc-list-item-expanded\">\n\t\t<a class=\"vector-toc-link\" href=\"#Etymology_and_taxonomy\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"vector-toc-text\">\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"vector-toc-numb\">6<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<span>Etymology and taxonomy<\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\n\t\t<ul id=\"rdp-we-toc-Etymology_and_taxonomy-sublist\" class=\"vector-toc-list\">\n\t\t<\/ul>\n\t<\/li>\n\t<li id=\"rdp-we-toc-Reproduction\"\n\t\tclass=\"vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-1 vector-toc-list-item-expanded\">\n\t\t<a class=\"vector-toc-link\" href=\"#Reproduction\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"vector-toc-text\">\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"vector-toc-numb\">7<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<span>Reproduction<\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\n\t\t<ul id=\"rdp-we-toc-Reproduction-sublist\" class=\"vector-toc-list\">\n\t\t<\/ul>\n\t<\/li>\n\t<li id=\"rdp-we-toc-References\"\n\t\tclass=\"vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-1 vector-toc-list-item-expanded\">\n\t\t<a class=\"vector-toc-link\" href=\"#References\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"vector-toc-text\">\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"vector-toc-numb\">8<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<span>References<\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\n\t\t<ul id=\"rdp-we-toc-References-sublist\" class=\"vector-toc-list\">\n\t\t<\/ul>\n\t<\/li>\n\t<li id=\"rdp-we-toc-Further_reading\"\n\t\tclass=\"vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-1 vector-toc-list-item-expanded\">\n\t\t<a class=\"vector-toc-link\" href=\"#Further_reading\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"vector-toc-text\">\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"vector-toc-numb\">9<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<span>Further reading<\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\n\t\t<ul id=\"rdp-we-toc-Further_reading-sublist\" class=\"vector-toc-list\">\n\t\t<\/ul>\n\t<\/li>\n\t<li id=\"rdp-we-toc-Gallery\"\n\t\tclass=\"vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-1 vector-toc-list-item-expanded\">\n\t\t<a class=\"vector-toc-link\" href=\"#Gallery\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"vector-toc-text\">\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"vector-toc-numb\">10<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<span>Gallery<\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\n\t\t<ul id=\"rdp-we-toc-Gallery-sublist\" class=\"vector-toc-list\">\n\t\t<\/ul>\n\t<\/li>\n\t<li id=\"rdp-we-toc-External_links\"\n\t\tclass=\"vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-1 vector-toc-list-item-expanded\">\n\t\t<a class=\"vector-toc-link\" href=\"#External_links\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"vector-toc-text\">\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"vector-toc-numb\">11<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<span>External links<\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\n\t\t<ul id=\"rdp-we-toc-External_links-sublist\" class=\"vector-toc-list\">\n\t\t<\/ul>\n\t<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/nav>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"mw-content-container\">\n\t\t\t<main id=\"rdp-we-content\" class=\"mw-body\">\n\t\t\t\t<header class=\"mw-body-header vector-page-titlebar no-font-mode-scale\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<nav aria-label=\"Contents\" class=\"vector-toc-landmark\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n<div id=\"rdp-we-vector-page-titlebar-toc\" class=\"vector-dropdown vector-page-titlebar-toc vector-button-flush-left\"  title=\"Table of Contents\" >\n\t<input type=\"checkbox\" id=\"rdp-we-vector-page-titlebar-toc-checkbox\" role=\"button\" aria-haspopup=\"true\" data-event-name=\"ui.dropdown-vector-page-titlebar-toc\" class=\"vector-dropdown-checkbox\"  aria-label=\"Toggle the table of contents\"  >\n\t<label id=\"rdp-we-vector-page-titlebar-toc-label\" for=\"vector-page-titlebar-toc-checkbox\" class=\"vector-dropdown-label cdx-button cdx-button--fake-button cdx-button--fake-button--enabled cdx-button--weight-quiet cdx-button--icon-only\" aria-hidden=\"true\"  ><span class=\"vector-icon mw-ui-icon-listBullet mw-ui-icon-wikimedia-listBullet\"><\/span>\n\n<span class=\"vector-dropdown-label-text\">Toggle the table of contents<\/span>\n\t<\/label>\n\t<div class=\"vector-dropdown-content\">\n\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"rdp-we-vector-page-titlebar-toc-unpinned-container\" class=\"vector-unpinned-container\">\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/nav>\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n<div id=\"rdp-we-p-lang-btn\" class=\"vector-dropdown mw-portlet mw-portlet-lang\"  >\n\t<input type=\"checkbox\" id=\"rdp-we-p-lang-btn-checkbox\" role=\"button\" aria-haspopup=\"true\" data-event-name=\"ui.dropdown-p-lang-btn\" class=\"vector-dropdown-checkbox mw-interlanguage-selector\" aria-label=\"Go to an article in another language. Available in 21 languages\"   >\n\t<label id=\"rdp-we-p-lang-btn-label\" for=\"p-lang-btn-checkbox\" class=\"vector-dropdown-label cdx-button cdx-button--fake-button cdx-button--fake-button--enabled cdx-button--weight-quiet cdx-button--action-progressive mw-portlet-lang-heading-21\" aria-hidden=\"true\"  ><span class=\"vector-icon mw-ui-icon-language-progressive mw-ui-icon-wikimedia-language-progressive\"><\/span>\n\n<span class=\"vector-dropdown-label-text\">21 languages<\/span>\n\t<\/label>\n\t<div class=\"vector-dropdown-content\">\n\n\t\t<div class=\"vector-menu-content\">\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<ul class=\"vector-menu-content-list\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<li class=\"interlanguage-link interwiki-af mw-list-item\"><a href=\"https:\/\/af.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Kersboomwurm\" title=\"Kersboomwurm \u2013 Afrikaans\" lang=\"af\" hreflang=\"af\" data-title=\"Kersboomwurm\" data-language-autonym=\"Afrikaans\" data-language-local-name=\"Afrikaans\" class=\"interlanguage-link-target wiki-link\" target=\"_new\"><span>Afrikaans<\/span><\/a><\/li><li class=\"interlanguage-link interwiki-be-x-old mw-list-item\"><a href=\"https:\/\/be-tarask.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/%D0%9A%D0%B0%D0%BB%D1%8F%D0%B4%D0%BD%D1%8B_%D1%87%D0%B0%D1%80%D0%B2%D1%8F%D0%BA\" title=\"\u041a\u0430\u043b\u044f\u0434\u043d\u044b \u0447\u0430\u0440\u0432\u044f\u043a \u2013 Belarusian (Tara\u0161kievica orthography)\" lang=\"be-tarask\" hreflang=\"be-tarask\" data-title=\"\u041a\u0430\u043b\u044f\u0434\u043d\u044b \u0447\u0430\u0440\u0432\u044f\u043a\" data-language-autonym=\"\u0411\u0435\u043b\u0430\u0440\u0443\u0441\u043a\u0430\u044f (\u0442\u0430\u0440\u0430\u0448\u043a\u0435\u0432\u0456\u0446\u0430)\" data-language-local-name=\"Belarusian (Tara\u0161kievica orthography)\" class=\"interlanguage-link-target wiki-link\" target=\"_new\"><span>\u0411\u0435\u043b\u0430\u0440\u0443\u0441\u043a\u0430\u044f (\u0442\u0430\u0440\u0430\u0448\u043a\u0435\u0432\u0456\u0446\u0430)<\/span><\/a><\/li><li class=\"interlanguage-link interwiki-bg mw-list-item\"><a href=\"https:\/\/bg.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/%D0%9A%D0%BE%D0%BB%D0%B5%D0%B4%D0%BD%D0%B0_%D0%B5%D0%BB%D1%85%D0%B0_(%D1%87%D0%B5%D1%80%D0%B2%D0%B5%D0%B9)\" title=\"\u041a\u043e\u043b\u0435\u0434\u043d\u0430 \u0435\u043b\u0445\u0430 (\u0447\u0435\u0440\u0432\u0435\u0439) \u2013 Bulgarian\" lang=\"bg\" hreflang=\"bg\" data-title=\"\u041a\u043e\u043b\u0435\u0434\u043d\u0430 \u0435\u043b\u0445\u0430 (\u0447\u0435\u0440\u0432\u0435\u0439)\" data-language-autonym=\"\u0411\u044a\u043b\u0433\u0430\u0440\u0441\u043a\u0438\" data-language-local-name=\"Bulgarian\" class=\"interlanguage-link-target wiki-link\" target=\"_new\"><span>\u0411\u044a\u043b\u0433\u0430\u0440\u0441\u043a\u0438<\/span><\/a><\/li><li class=\"interlanguage-link interwiki-ceb mw-list-item\"><a href=\"https:\/\/ceb.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Spirobranchus_giganteus\" title=\"Spirobranchus giganteus \u2013 Cebuano\" lang=\"ceb\" hreflang=\"ceb\" data-title=\"Spirobranchus giganteus\" data-language-autonym=\"Cebuano\" data-language-local-name=\"Cebuano\" class=\"interlanguage-link-target wiki-link\" target=\"_new\"><span>Cebuano<\/span><\/a><\/li><li class=\"interlanguage-link interwiki-cs mw-list-item\"><a href=\"https:\/\/cs.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Rournatec_ozdobn%C3%BD\" title=\"Rournatec ozdobn\u00fd \u2013 Czech\" lang=\"cs\" hreflang=\"cs\" data-title=\"Rournatec ozdobn\u00fd\" data-language-autonym=\"\u010ce\u0161tina\" data-language-local-name=\"Czech\" class=\"interlanguage-link-target wiki-link\" target=\"_new\"><span>\u010ce\u0161tina<\/span><\/a><\/li><li class=\"interlanguage-link interwiki-de mw-list-item\"><a href=\"https:\/\/de.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Weihnachtsbaumwurm\" title=\"Weihnachtsbaumwurm \u2013 German\" lang=\"de\" hreflang=\"de\" data-title=\"Weihnachtsbaumwurm\" data-language-autonym=\"Deutsch\" data-language-local-name=\"German\" class=\"interlanguage-link-target wiki-link\" target=\"_new\"><span>Deutsch<\/span><\/a><\/li><li class=\"interlanguage-link interwiki-es mw-list-item\"><a href=\"https:\/\/es.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Spirobranchus_giganteus\" title=\"Spirobranchus giganteus \u2013 Spanish\" lang=\"es\" hreflang=\"es\" data-title=\"Spirobranchus giganteus\" data-language-autonym=\"Espa\u00f1ol\" data-language-local-name=\"Spanish\" class=\"interlanguage-link-target wiki-link\" target=\"_new\"><span>Espa\u00f1ol<\/span><\/a><\/li><li class=\"interlanguage-link interwiki-fr mw-list-item\"><a href=\"https:\/\/fr.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Spirobranchus_giganteus\" title=\"Spirobranchus giganteus \u2013 French\" lang=\"fr\" hreflang=\"fr\" data-title=\"Spirobranchus giganteus\" data-language-autonym=\"Fran\u00e7ais\" data-language-local-name=\"French\" class=\"interlanguage-link-target wiki-link\" target=\"_new\"><span>Fran\u00e7ais<\/span><\/a><\/li><li class=\"interlanguage-link interwiki-he mw-list-item\"><a href=\"https:\/\/he.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/%D7%A1%D7%9C%D7%99%D7%9C%D7%95%D7%A0%D7%99%D7%AA_%D7%A2%D7%A0%D7%A7\" title=\"\u05e1\u05dc\u05d9\u05dc\u05d5\u05e0\u05d9\u05ea \u05e2\u05e0\u05e7 \u2013 Hebrew\" lang=\"he\" hreflang=\"he\" data-title=\"\u05e1\u05dc\u05d9\u05dc\u05d5\u05e0\u05d9\u05ea \u05e2\u05e0\u05e7\" data-language-autonym=\"\u05e2\u05d1\u05e8\u05d9\u05ea\" data-language-local-name=\"Hebrew\" class=\"interlanguage-link-target wiki-link\" target=\"_new\"><span>\u05e2\u05d1\u05e8\u05d9\u05ea<\/span><\/a><\/li><li class=\"interlanguage-link interwiki-id mw-list-item\"><a href=\"https:\/\/id.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Spirobranchus_giganteus\" title=\"Spirobranchus giganteus \u2013 Indonesian\" lang=\"id\" hreflang=\"id\" data-title=\"Spirobranchus giganteus\" data-language-autonym=\"Bahasa Indonesia\" data-language-local-name=\"Indonesian\" class=\"interlanguage-link-target wiki-link\" target=\"_new\"><span>Bahasa Indonesia<\/span><\/a><\/li><li class=\"interlanguage-link interwiki-it mw-list-item\"><a href=\"https:\/\/it.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Spirobranchus_giganteus\" title=\"Spirobranchus giganteus \u2013 Italian\" lang=\"it\" hreflang=\"it\" data-title=\"Spirobranchus giganteus\" data-language-autonym=\"Italiano\" data-language-local-name=\"Italian\" class=\"interlanguage-link-target wiki-link\" target=\"_new\"><span>Italiano<\/span><\/a><\/li><li class=\"interlanguage-link interwiki-ja mw-list-item\"><a href=\"https:\/\/ja.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/%E3%82%A4%E3%83%90%E3%83%A9%E3%82%AB%E3%83%B3%E3%82%B6%E3%82%B7\" title=\"\u30a4\u30d0\u30e9\u30ab\u30f3\u30b6\u30b7 \u2013 Japanese\" lang=\"ja\" hreflang=\"ja\" data-title=\"\u30a4\u30d0\u30e9\u30ab\u30f3\u30b6\u30b7\" data-language-autonym=\"\u65e5\u672c\u8a9e\" data-language-local-name=\"Japanese\" class=\"interlanguage-link-target wiki-link\" target=\"_new\"><span>\u65e5\u672c\u8a9e<\/span><\/a><\/li><li class=\"interlanguage-link interwiki-mk mw-list-item\"><a href=\"https:\/\/mk.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/%D0%95%D0%BB%D0%BA%D0%B0%D1%80\" title=\"\u0415\u043b\u043a\u0430\u0440 \u2013 Macedonian\" lang=\"mk\" hreflang=\"mk\" data-title=\"\u0415\u043b\u043a\u0430\u0440\" data-language-autonym=\"\u041c\u0430\u043a\u0435\u0434\u043e\u043d\u0441\u043a\u0438\" data-language-local-name=\"Macedonian\" class=\"interlanguage-link-target wiki-link\" target=\"_new\"><span>\u041c\u0430\u043a\u0435\u0434\u043e\u043d\u0441\u043a\u0438<\/span><\/a><\/li><li class=\"interlanguage-link interwiki-nl mw-list-item\"><a href=\"https:\/\/nl.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Kerstboomworm\" title=\"Kerstboomworm \u2013 Dutch\" lang=\"nl\" hreflang=\"nl\" data-title=\"Kerstboomworm\" data-language-autonym=\"Nederlands\" data-language-local-name=\"Dutch\" class=\"interlanguage-link-target wiki-link\" target=\"_new\"><span>Nederlands<\/span><\/a><\/li><li class=\"interlanguage-link interwiki-nv mw-list-item\"><a href=\"https:\/\/nv.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Ch%CA%BC%C3%B3y%C3%A1%C3%A1zh_nahalin%C3%ADg%C3%AD%C3%AD_(t%C3%A1%C5%82t%C5%82%CA%BC%C3%A1%C3%A1h_ch%CA%BCosh)\" title=\"Ch\u02bc\u00f3y\u00e1\u00e1zh nahalin\u00edg\u00ed\u00ed (t\u00e1\u0142t\u0142\u02bc\u00e1\u00e1h ch\u02bcosh) \u2013 Navajo\" lang=\"nv\" hreflang=\"nv\" data-title=\"Ch\u02bc\u00f3y\u00e1\u00e1zh nahalin\u00edg\u00ed\u00ed (t\u00e1\u0142t\u0142\u02bc\u00e1\u00e1h ch\u02bcosh)\" data-language-autonym=\"Din\u00e9 bizaad\" data-language-local-name=\"Navajo\" class=\"interlanguage-link-target wiki-link\" target=\"_new\"><span>Din\u00e9 bizaad<\/span><\/a><\/li><li class=\"interlanguage-link interwiki-ru mw-list-item\"><a href=\"https:\/\/ru.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Spirobranchus_giganteus\" title=\"Spirobranchus giganteus \u2013 Russian\" lang=\"ru\" hreflang=\"ru\" data-title=\"Spirobranchus giganteus\" data-language-autonym=\"\u0420\u0443\u0441\u0441\u043a\u0438\u0439\" data-language-local-name=\"Russian\" class=\"interlanguage-link-target wiki-link\" target=\"_new\"><span>\u0420\u0443\u0441\u0441\u043a\u0438\u0439<\/span><\/a><\/li><li class=\"interlanguage-link interwiki-sl mw-list-item\"><a href=\"https:\/\/sl.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Spirobranchus_giganteus\" title=\"Spirobranchus giganteus \u2013 Slovenian\" lang=\"sl\" hreflang=\"sl\" data-title=\"Spirobranchus giganteus\" data-language-autonym=\"Sloven\u0161\u010dina\" data-language-local-name=\"Slovenian\" class=\"interlanguage-link-target wiki-link\" target=\"_new\"><span>Sloven\u0161\u010dina<\/span><\/a><\/li><li class=\"interlanguage-link interwiki-sv mw-list-item\"><a href=\"https:\/\/sv.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Spirobranchus_giganteus\" title=\"Spirobranchus giganteus \u2013 Swedish\" lang=\"sv\" hreflang=\"sv\" data-title=\"Spirobranchus giganteus\" data-language-autonym=\"Svenska\" data-language-local-name=\"Swedish\" class=\"interlanguage-link-target wiki-link\" target=\"_new\"><span>Svenska<\/span><\/a><\/li><li class=\"interlanguage-link interwiki-vi mw-list-item\"><a href=\"https:\/\/vi.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Spirobranchus_giganteus\" title=\"Spirobranchus giganteus \u2013 Vietnamese\" lang=\"vi\" hreflang=\"vi\" data-title=\"Spirobranchus giganteus\" data-language-autonym=\"Ti\u1ebfng Vi\u1ec7t\" data-language-local-name=\"Vietnamese\" class=\"interlanguage-link-target wiki-link\" target=\"_new\"><span>Ti\u1ebfng Vi\u1ec7t<\/span><\/a><\/li><li class=\"interlanguage-link interwiki-war mw-list-item\"><a href=\"https:\/\/war.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Spirobranchus_giganteus\" title=\"Spirobranchus giganteus \u2013 Waray\" lang=\"war\" hreflang=\"war\" data-title=\"Spirobranchus giganteus\" data-language-autonym=\"Winaray\" data-language-local-name=\"Waray\" class=\"interlanguage-link-target wiki-link\" target=\"_new\"><span>Winaray<\/span><\/a><\/li><li class=\"interlanguage-link interwiki-zh mw-list-item\"><a href=\"https:\/\/zh.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/%E5%A4%A7%E6%97%8B%E9%B0%93%E8%9F%B2\" title=\"\u5927\u65cb\u9c13\u87f2 \u2013 Chinese\" lang=\"zh\" hreflang=\"zh\" data-title=\"\u5927\u65cb\u9c13\u87f2\" data-language-autonym=\"\u4e2d\u6587\" data-language-local-name=\"Chinese\" class=\"interlanguage-link-target wiki-link\" target=\"_new\"><span>\u4e2d\u6587<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"after-portlet after-portlet-lang\"><span class=\"wb-langlinks-edit wb-langlinks-link\">Edit links<\/span><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/header>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"vector-page-toolbar vector-feature-custom-font-size-clientpref--excluded\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"vector-page-toolbar-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"rdp-we-left-navigation\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<nav aria-label=\"Namespaces\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n<div id=\"rdp-we-p-associated-pages\" class=\"vector-menu vector-menu-tabs mw-portlet mw-portlet-associated-pages\"  >\n\t<div class=\"vector-menu-content\">\n\t\t\n\t\t<ul class=\"vector-menu-content-list\">\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<li 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For the computer worm, see <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Christmas_Tree_EXEC\" title=\"Christmas Tree EXEC\" target=\"_new\" class=\"wiki-link\">Christmas Tree EXEC<\/a>.<\/div>\n<div class=\"shortdescription nomobile noexcerpt noprint searchaux\" style=\"display:none\">Species of marine tube worm<\/div>\n\n<p class=\"mw-empty-elt\">\n<\/p>\n\n<p><i><b>Spirobranchus giganteus<\/b><\/i>, commonly known as the <b>Christmas tree worm<\/b>, is a  <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Polychaete\" title=\"Polychaete\" target=\"_new\" class=\"wiki-link\">polychaete<\/a> worm belonging to the family <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Serpulidae\" title=\"Serpulidae\" target=\"_new\" class=\"wiki-link\">Serpulidae<\/a> building calcareous tubes. The <i>S.&#160;giganteus<\/i> lives in <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Coral_reef\" title=\"Coral reef\" target=\"_new\" class=\"wiki-link\">coral reefs<\/a> in the <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Caribbean\" title=\"Caribbean\" target=\"_new\" class=\"wiki-link\">Caribbean<\/a>.\n<\/p>\n<meta property=\"mw:PageProp\/toc\" \/>\n<div class=\"mw-heading mw-heading2\"><h2 id=\"rdp-we-Anatomy_and_morphology\">Anatomy and morphology<\/h2><\/div>\n<figure class=\"mw-halign-left\" typeof=\"mw:File\/Thumb\"><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/File:Spirobranchus_giganteus_(assorted_Christmas_tree_worms).jpg\" class=\"mw-file-description wiki-link\" target=\"_new\"><img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/upload.wikimedia.org\/wikipedia\/commons\/thumb\/8\/8f\/Spirobranchus_giganteus_%28assorted_Christmas_tree_worms%29.jpg\/250px-Spirobranchus_giganteus_%28assorted_Christmas_tree_worms%29.jpg\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"250\" height=\"187\" class=\"mw-file-element\" \/><\/a><figcaption>Assortment of worms<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Both its common and Latin names refer to the two chromatically hued spiral structures, the most common feature seen by divers. The multicolored spirals are highly derived structures for feeding and respiration.\n<\/p><p><i>Spirobranchus giganteus<\/i> is similar to most tube-building <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Polychaete\" title=\"Polychaete\" target=\"_new\" class=\"wiki-link\">polychaetes<\/a>. It has a tubular, segmented body of an approximate length of 3.8 cm (1.5 in)<sup id=\"rdp-we-cite&#95;ref-2\" class=\"reference\"><a href=\"#cite_note-2\"><span class=\"cite-bracket\">[<\/span>2<span class=\"cite-bracket\">]<\/span><\/a><\/sup> covered with <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Chaeta\" title=\"Chaeta\" target=\"_new\" class=\"wiki-link\">chaetae<\/a>, small appendages that aid the worm's mobility. Because it does not move outside its tube, this worm does not have any specialized <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Appendage\" title=\"Appendage\" target=\"_new\" class=\"wiki-link\">appendages<\/a> for movement or swimming.\n<\/p><p>The worms' most distinct features are two \"crowns\" shaped like <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Christmas_tree\" title=\"Christmas tree\" target=\"_new\" class=\"wiki-link\">Christmas trees<\/a>. These are highly modified <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Prostomium\" title=\"Prostomium\" target=\"_new\" class=\"wiki-link\">prostomial<\/a> palps, which are specialized mouth appendages. Each spiral is composed of feather-like tentacles called <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Radiole\" class=\"mw-redirect wiki-link\" title=\"Radiole\" target=\"_new\">radioles<\/a>, which are heavily <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Ciliated\" class=\"mw-redirect wiki-link\" title=\"Ciliated\" target=\"_new\">ciliated<\/a> and cause any prey trapped in them to be transported to the worm's mouth. While they are primarily feeding structures, <i>S. giganteus<\/i> also uses its <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Radiole\" class=\"mw-redirect wiki-link\" title=\"Radiole\" target=\"_new\">radioles<\/a> for respiration; hence, the structures commonly are called \"gills\".\n<\/p><p>One major difference between Christmas tree worms and other <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Sabellida\" title=\"Sabellida\" target=\"_new\" class=\"wiki-link\">Sabellida<\/a> fan worms is that the latter do not have any specialized body structures to plug their tube holes when they withdraw into them. <i>Spirobranchus giganteus<\/i>, like many other members of its family, possesses a modified radiole that usually bears a plug called the <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Operculum_(animal)\" title=\"Operculum (animal)\" target=\"_new\" class=\"wiki-link\">operculum<\/a>, that it uses to secure its hole when withdrawn into its tube.\n<\/p><p>As an <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Annelid\" title=\"Annelid\" target=\"_new\" class=\"wiki-link\">annelid<\/a>, <i>S. giganteus<\/i> possesses a complete <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Digestive_system\" class=\"mw-redirect wiki-link\" title=\"Digestive system\" target=\"_new\">digestive system<\/a> and has a well-developed closed <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Circulatory_system\" title=\"Circulatory system\" target=\"_new\" class=\"wiki-link\">circulatory system<\/a>. Like other annelids, these worms possess well-developed nervous systems with a central brain and many supporting <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Ganglia\" class=\"mw-redirect wiki-link\" title=\"Ganglia\" target=\"_new\">ganglia<\/a>, including , unique to the <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Polychaeta\" class=\"mw-redirect wiki-link\" title=\"Polychaeta\" target=\"_new\">Polychaeta<\/a>. <i>Spirobranchus giganteus<\/i> has a faster mitochondrial sequence evolution than other annelids because of its nucleotide composition and divergence of protein sequences.<sup id=\"rdp-we-cite&#95;ref-3\" class=\"reference\"><a href=\"#cite_note-3\"><span class=\"cite-bracket\">[<\/span>3<span class=\"cite-bracket\">]<\/span><\/a><\/sup> Like other polychaetes, <i>S. giganteus<\/i> excretes with fully developed <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Nephridia\" class=\"mw-redirect wiki-link\" title=\"Nephridia\" target=\"_new\">nephridia<\/a>. When they reproduce, they simply shed their gametes straight into the water where the eggs and spermatozoa become part of the <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Zooplankton\" title=\"Zooplankton\" target=\"_new\" class=\"wiki-link\">zooplankton<\/a> to be carried by the currents.\n<\/p>\n<div class=\"mw-heading mw-heading2\"><h2 id=\"rdp-we-Range_and_distribution\">Range and distribution<\/h2><\/div>\n<p><i>Spirobranchus giganteus<\/i> occur from the Caribbean to the Indo-Pacific.<sup id=\"rdp-we-cite&#95;ref-WoRMS209944&#95;1-1\" class=\"reference\"><a href=\"#cite_note-WoRMS209944-1\"><span class=\"cite-bracket\">[<\/span>1<span class=\"cite-bracket\">]<\/span><\/a><\/sup>\n<\/p>\n<div class=\"mw-heading mw-heading2\"><h2 id=\"rdp-we-Ecology\">Ecology<\/h2><\/div>\n<p><i>S. giganteus<\/i> is commonly found embedded entirely in heads of massive corals, such as stony corals <i><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Porites\" title=\"Porites\" target=\"_new\" class=\"wiki-link\">Porites<\/a><\/i> and <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Brain_coral\" title=\"Brain coral\" target=\"_new\" class=\"wiki-link\">brain corals<\/a>. Like members of its family, it can secrete a <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Calcareous\" title=\"Calcareous\" target=\"_new\" class=\"wiki-link\">calcareous<\/a> tube around its body. This tube serves as the worm's home and protection. Calcareous tube can reach up to 20 cm in length. They are usually deeply embedded in the coral skeleton.<sup id=\"rdp-we-cite&#95;ref-4\" class=\"reference\"><a href=\"#cite_note-4\"><span class=\"cite-bracket\">[<\/span>4<span class=\"cite-bracket\">]<\/span><\/a><\/sup> <i>S. giganteus<\/i> usually settles onto an existing head of living coral before secreting its tube, thereby increasing its level of protection as coral tissue overgrows the calcareous tube. When the worm retreats into its tube, the opening is shut using an operculum, which is further protected by sharp, antler-shaped spines.<sup id=\"rdp-we-cite&#95;ref-5\" class=\"reference\"><a href=\"#cite_note-5\"><span class=\"cite-bracket\">[<\/span>5<span class=\"cite-bracket\">]<\/span><\/a><\/sup>\n<\/p><p>As <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Sessility_(zoology)\" class=\"mw-redirect wiki-link\" title=\"Sessility (zoology)\" target=\"_new\">sedentary<\/a> inhabitants of coral reefs, Christmas tree worms feed primarily by <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Filter_feeder\" title=\"Filter feeder\" target=\"_new\" class=\"wiki-link\">filter feeding<\/a>. They use their brightly colored radioles to filter microorganisms from the water, which are then deposited straight into the worm's digestive tract.\n<\/p><p>Few organisms are known to feed on tube-borne polychaetes and <i>S. giganteus<\/i> is no exception. The relationship between <i>S. giganteus<\/i> and its host corals is still poorly understood, but occasionally the movement of the operculum can abrade the coral tissue, and that mortality of the coral tissue is enhanced when the worm's operculum hosts filamentous algae.<sup id=\"rdp-we-cite&#95;ref-6\" class=\"reference\"><a href=\"#cite_note-6\"><span class=\"cite-bracket\">[<\/span>6<span class=\"cite-bracket\">]<\/span><\/a><\/sup>\n<\/p>\n<div class=\"mw-heading mw-heading2\"><h2 id=\"rdp-we-Importance_to_humans\">Importance to humans<\/h2><\/div>\n<p>While the worm itself has no commercial fishery importance, it is of interest to marine aquarists and divers. The variously colored worm crowns make extremely popular underwater photographic subjects for <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Sport_diver\" class=\"mw-redirect wiki-link\" title=\"Sport diver\" target=\"_new\">sport divers<\/a>. Many <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Aquarist\" title=\"Aquarist\" target=\"_new\" class=\"wiki-link\">aquarists<\/a> who have miniature reef aquaria purposely include heads of coral that <i>S. giganteus<\/i> specimens inhabit. <sup class=\"noprint Inline-Template Template-Fact\" style=\"white-space:nowrap;\">[<i><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Wikipedia:Citation_needed\" title=\"Wikipedia:Citation needed\" target=\"_new\" class=\"wiki-link\"><span title=\"This claim needs references to reliable sources. (July 2007)\">citation needed<\/span><\/a><\/i>]<\/sup><sup id=\"rdp-we-cite&#95;ref-7\" class=\"reference\"><a href=\"#cite_note-7\"><span class=\"cite-bracket\">[<\/span>7<span class=\"cite-bracket\">]<\/span><\/a><\/sup>\n<\/p>\n<div class=\"mw-heading mw-heading2\"><h2 id=\"rdp-we-Conservation_status\">Conservation status<\/h2><\/div>\n<p>As the species is widespread and relatively common, no conservation efforts focus on this species (or polychaetes in general). This species was thought to be exclusively found in coralheads, however they have also recently been described as <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Epibiont\" title=\"Epibiont\" target=\"_new\" class=\"wiki-link\">epibionts<\/a> on the giant clam species <i><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Tridacna_squamosa\" title=\"Tridacna squamosa\" target=\"_new\" class=\"wiki-link\">Tridacna squamosa<\/a><\/i> in the <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Gulf_of_Thailand\" title=\"Gulf of Thailand\" target=\"_new\" class=\"wiki-link\">Gulf of Thailand<\/a>.<sup id=\"rdp-we-cite&#95;ref-8\" class=\"reference\"><a href=\"#cite_note-8\"><span class=\"cite-bracket\">[<\/span>8<span class=\"cite-bracket\">]<\/span><\/a><\/sup> The conservation status of the host species which it inhabits varies.\n<\/p>\n<div class=\"mw-heading mw-heading2\"><h2 id=\"rdp-we-Etymology_and_taxonomy\">Etymology and taxonomy<\/h2><\/div>\n<p><i>Spirobranchus<\/i> essentially translates to \"spiral branchia\", referring to the worm's unique crown.\n<\/p>\n<div class=\"mw-heading mw-heading2\"><h2 id=\"rdp-we-Reproduction\">Reproduction<\/h2><\/div>\n<p>There are both male and female Christmas tree worms, <i>Spirobranchus giganteus<\/i>. They reproduce by casting their eggs and sperm into the water. The eggs are fertilized in the water then develop into larvae that settle on coral heads and then burrow into the coral to form their burrows.<sup id=\"rdp-we-cite&#95;ref-9\" class=\"reference\"><a href=\"#cite_note-9\"><span class=\"cite-bracket\">[<\/span>9<span class=\"cite-bracket\">]<\/span><\/a><\/sup>\n<\/p>\n<div class=\"mw-heading mw-heading2\"><h2 id=\"rdp-we-References\">References<\/h2><\/div>\n<div>\n<div class=\"mw-references-wrap\"><ol class=\"references\">\n<li id=\"rdp-we-cite&#95;note-WoRMS209944-1\"><span class=\"mw-cite-backlink\">^ <a href=\"#cite_ref-WoRMS209944_1-0\"><sup><i><b>a<\/b><\/i><\/sup><\/a> <a href=\"#cite_ref-WoRMS209944_1-1\"><sup><i><b>b<\/b><\/i><\/sup><\/a><\/span> <span class=\"reference-text\"><cite id=\"rdp-we-CITEREFten&#95;Hove,&#95;H.2010\" class=\"citation web cs1\">ten Hove, H. (2010). Read G, Fauchald K (eds.). <a rel=\"external_link\" class=\"external text\" href=\"https:\/\/www.marinespecies.org\/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=209944\" target=\"_new\">\"<i>Spirobranchus giganteus<\/i> (Pallas, 1766)\"<\/a>. <i>World Polychaeta Database<\/i>. <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/World_Register_of_Marine_Species\" title=\"World Register of Marine Species\" target=\"_new\" class=\"wiki-link\">World Register of Marine Species<\/a><span class=\"reference-accessdate\">. 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Retrieved <span class=\"nowrap\">2024-05-08<\/span><\/span>.<\/cite><span title=\"ctx&#95;ver=Z39.88-2004&amp;rft&#95;val&#95;fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Ajournal&amp;rft.genre=unknown&amp;rft.jtitle=oceanservice.noaa.gov&amp;rft.atitle=What+are+Christmas+tree+worms%3F&amp;rft.aulast=US+Department+of+Commerce&amp;rft.aufirst=National+Oceanic+and+Atmospheric+Administration&amp;rft&#95;id=https%3A%2F%2Foceanservice.noaa.gov%2Ffacts%2Fxmas-tree.html&amp;rfr&#95;id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3ASpirobranchus+giganteus\" class=\"Z3988\"><\/span><\/span>\n<\/li>\n<li id=\"rdp-we-cite&#95;note-3\"><span class=\"mw-cite-backlink\"><b><a href=\"#cite_ref-3\">^<\/a><\/b><\/span> <span class=\"reference-text\">Sexias, V.; Russo C.; Paiva P. (2017). Mitochondrial genome of the Christmas tree worm Spirobranchus giganteus (Annelida: Serpulidae) reveals a high substitution rate among annelids. <i>Gene<\/i> <b>605<\/b> (1): 43\u201353. <link rel=\"mw-deduplicated-inline-style\" href=\"mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1333433106\" \/><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Doi_(identifier)\" class=\"mw-redirect wiki-link\" title=\"Doi (identifier)\" target=\"_new\">doi<\/a>:<a rel=\"external_link\" class=\"external text\" href=\"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1016%2Fj.gene.2016.12.024\" target=\"_new\">10.1016\/j.gene.2016.12.024<\/a>.<\/span>\n<\/li>\n<li id=\"rdp-we-cite&#95;note-4\"><span class=\"mw-cite-backlink\"><b><a href=\"#cite_ref-4\">^<\/a><\/b><\/span> <span class=\"reference-text\"><link rel=\"mw-deduplicated-inline-style\" href=\"mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1333433106\" \/><cite class=\"citation web cs1\"><a rel=\"external_link\" class=\"external text\" href=\"https:\/\/www.sealifebase.ca\/summary\/Spirobranchus-giganteus.html\" target=\"_new\">\"Spirobranchus giganteus\"<\/a>. <i>Sea Life Base<\/i>.<\/cite><span title=\"ctx&#95;ver=Z39.88-2004&amp;rft&#95;val&#95;fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Ajournal&amp;rft.genre=unknown&amp;rft.jtitle=Sea+Life+Base&amp;rft.atitle=Spirobranchus+giganteus&amp;rft&#95;id=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sealifebase.ca%2Fsummary%2FSpirobranchus-giganteus.html&amp;rfr&#95;id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3ASpirobranchus+giganteus\" class=\"Z3988\"><\/span><\/span>\n<\/li>\n<li id=\"rdp-we-cite&#95;note-5\"><span class=\"mw-cite-backlink\"><b><a href=\"#cite_ref-5\">^<\/a><\/b><\/span> <span class=\"reference-text\"><link rel=\"mw-deduplicated-inline-style\" href=\"mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1333433106\" \/><cite id=\"rdp-we-CITEREFHoeksemsten&#95;HoveBerumen2018\" class=\"citation journal cs1\">Hoeksems, B.W.; ten Hove, H.A.; Berumen, M.L. (2018). <a rel=\"external_link\" class=\"external text\" href=\"https:\/\/repository.kaust.edu.sa\/bitstream\/handle\/10754\/629963\/s16.pdf?sequence=1&isAllowed=y\" target=\"_new\">\"A three-way association causing coral injuries in the Red Sea\"<\/a> <span class=\"cs1-format\">(PDF)<\/span>. <i>Bulletin of Marine Science<\/i>. <b>94<\/b> (4): <span class=\"nowrap\">525\u2013<\/span>1526. <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Doi_(identifier)\" class=\"mw-redirect wiki-link\" title=\"Doi (identifier)\" target=\"_new\">doi<\/a>:<span class=\"id-lock-free\" title=\"Freely accessible\"><a rel=\"external_link\" class=\"external text\" href=\"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.5343%2Fbms.2018.0006\" target=\"_new\">10.5343\/bms.2018.0006<\/a><\/span><span class=\"reference-accessdate\">. Retrieved <span class=\"nowrap\">6 March<\/span> 2019<\/span>.<\/cite><span title=\"ctx&#95;ver=Z39.88-2004&amp;rft&#95;val&#95;fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Ajournal&amp;rft.genre=article&amp;rft.jtitle=Bulletin+of+Marine+Science&amp;rft.atitle=A+three-way+association+causing+coral+injuries+in+the+Red+Sea.&amp;rft.volume=94&amp;rft.issue=4&amp;rft.pages=525-1526&amp;rft.date=2018&amp;rft&#95;id=info%3Adoi%2F10.5343%2Fbms.2018.0006&amp;rft.aulast=Hoeksems&amp;rft.aufirst=B.W.&amp;rft.au=ten+Hove%2C+H.A.&amp;rft.au=Berumen%2C+M.L.&amp;rft&#95;id=https%3A%2F%2Frepository.kaust.edu.sa%2Fbitstream%2Fhandle%2F10754%2F629963%2Fs16.pdf%3Fsequence%3D1%26isAllowed%3Dy&amp;rfr&#95;id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3ASpirobranchus+giganteus\" class=\"Z3988\"><\/span><\/span>\n<\/li>\n<li id=\"rdp-we-cite&#95;note-6\"><span class=\"mw-cite-backlink\"><b><a href=\"#cite_ref-6\">^<\/a><\/b><\/span> <span class=\"reference-text\"><link rel=\"mw-deduplicated-inline-style\" href=\"mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1333433106\" \/><cite id=\"rdp-we-CITEREFHoeksemavan&#95;der&#95;ShootWelsScott2019\" class=\"citation journal cs1\">Hoeksema, B.W.; van der Shoot, R.J.; Wels, D.; Scott, C.M.; ten Hove, H.A. (25 Feb 2019). <a rel=\"external_link\" class=\"external text\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov\/pmc\/articles\/PMC6850283\" target=\"_new\">\"Filamentous turf algae on tube worms intensify damage in massive Porites corals\"<\/a>. <i>Ecology<\/i>. <b>100<\/b> (6): e02668. <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Bibcode_(identifier)\" class=\"mw-redirect wiki-link\" title=\"Bibcode (identifier)\" target=\"_new\">Bibcode<\/a>:<a rel=\"external_link\" class=\"external text\" href=\"https:\/\/ui.adsabs.harvard.edu\/abs\/2019Ecol..100E2668H\" target=\"_new\">2019Ecol..100E2668H<\/a>. <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Doi_(identifier)\" class=\"mw-redirect wiki-link\" title=\"Doi (identifier)\" target=\"_new\">doi<\/a>:<a rel=\"external_link\" class=\"external text\" href=\"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1002%2Fecy.2668\" target=\"_new\">10.1002\/ecy.2668<\/a>. <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/PMC_(identifier)\" class=\"mw-redirect wiki-link\" title=\"PMC (identifier)\" target=\"_new\">PMC<\/a>&#160;<span class=\"id-lock-free\" title=\"Freely accessible\"><a rel=\"external_link\" class=\"external text\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov\/pmc\/articles\/PMC6850283\" target=\"_new\">6850283<\/a><\/span>. <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/PMID_(identifier)\" class=\"mw-redirect wiki-link\" title=\"PMID (identifier)\" target=\"_new\">PMID<\/a>&#160;<a rel=\"external_link\" class=\"external text\" href=\"https:\/\/pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov\/30801685\" target=\"_new\">30801685<\/a>.<\/cite><span title=\"ctx&#95;ver=Z39.88-2004&amp;rft&#95;val&#95;fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Ajournal&amp;rft.genre=article&amp;rft.jtitle=Ecology&amp;rft.atitle=Filamentous+turf+algae+on+tube+worms+intensify+damage+in+massive+Porites+corals&amp;rft.volume=100&amp;rft.issue=6&amp;rft.pages=e02668&amp;rft.date=2019-02-25&amp;rft&#95;id=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov%2Fpmc%2Farticles%2FPMC6850283%23id-name%3DPMC&amp;rft&#95;id=info%3Apmid%2F30801685&amp;rft&#95;id=info%3Adoi%2F10.1002%2Fecy.2668&amp;rft&#95;id=info%3Abibcode%2F2019Ecol..100E2668H&amp;rft.aulast=Hoeksema&amp;rft.aufirst=B.W.&amp;rft.au=van+der+Shoot%2C+R.J.&amp;rft.au=Wels%2C+D.&amp;rft.au=Scott%2C+C.M.&amp;rft.au=ten+Hove%2C+H.A.&amp;rft&#95;id=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov%2Fpmc%2Farticles%2FPMC6850283&amp;rfr&#95;id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3ASpirobranchus+giganteus\" class=\"Z3988\"><\/span><\/span>\n<\/li>\n<li id=\"rdp-we-cite&#95;note-7\"><span class=\"mw-cite-backlink\"><b><a href=\"#cite_ref-7\">^<\/a><\/b><\/span> <span class=\"reference-text\"><link rel=\"mw-deduplicated-inline-style\" href=\"mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1333433106\" \/><cite id=\"rdp-we-CITEREFGripp2008\" class=\"citation web cs1\">Gripp, Ryan (July 13, 2008). <a rel=\"external_link\" class=\"external text\" href=\"https:\/\/reefbuilders.com\/2008\/07\/13\/christmas-tree-worms-spirobranchus-giganteus-guide\/\" target=\"_new\">\"Christmas Tree Worms (Spirobranchus giganteus) guide\"<\/a>. <i>Reef Builders<\/i><span class=\"reference-accessdate\">. Retrieved <span class=\"nowrap\">October 15,<\/span> 2019<\/span>.<\/cite><span title=\"ctx&#95;ver=Z39.88-2004&amp;rft&#95;val&#95;fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Ajournal&amp;rft.genre=unknown&amp;rft.jtitle=Reef+Builders&amp;rft.atitle=Christmas+Tree+Worms+%28Spirobranchus+giganteus%29+guide&amp;rft.date=2008-07-13&amp;rft.aulast=Gripp&amp;rft.aufirst=Ryan&amp;rft&#95;id=https%3A%2F%2Freefbuilders.com%2F2008%2F07%2F13%2Fchristmas-tree-worms-spirobranchus-giganteus-guide%2F%23&amp;rfr&#95;id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3ASpirobranchus+giganteus\" class=\"Z3988\"><\/span><\/span>\n<\/li>\n<li id=\"rdp-we-cite&#95;note-8\"><span class=\"mw-cite-backlink\"><b><a href=\"#cite_ref-8\">^<\/a><\/b><\/span> <span class=\"reference-text\"><link rel=\"mw-deduplicated-inline-style\" href=\"mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1333433106\" \/><cite id=\"rdp-we-CITEREFvan&#95;der&#95;ShootScottten&#95;HoveHoeksema2016\" class=\"citation journal cs1\">van der Shoot, Roel; Scott, Chad; ten Hove, Harry A.; Hoeksema, Bert W. (21 January 2016). <a rel=\"external_link\" class=\"external text\" href=\"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1007%2Fs12526-015-0439-0\" target=\"_new\">\"Christmas tree worms as epibionts of giant clams at Koh Tao, Gulf of Thailand\"<\/a>. <i>Marine Biodiversity<\/i>. <b>46<\/b> (4): <span class=\"nowrap\">751\u2013<\/span>752. <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Bibcode_(identifier)\" class=\"mw-redirect wiki-link\" title=\"Bibcode (identifier)\" target=\"_new\">Bibcode<\/a>:<a rel=\"external_link\" class=\"external text\" href=\"https:\/\/ui.adsabs.harvard.edu\/abs\/2016MarBd..46..751V\" target=\"_new\">2016MarBd..46..751V<\/a>. <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Doi_(identifier)\" class=\"mw-redirect wiki-link\" title=\"Doi (identifier)\" target=\"_new\">doi<\/a>:<span class=\"id-lock-free\" title=\"Freely accessible\"><a rel=\"external_link\" class=\"external text\" href=\"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1007%2Fs12526-015-0439-0\" target=\"_new\">10.1007\/s12526-015-0439-0<\/a><\/span>. <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/S2CID_(identifier)\" class=\"mw-redirect wiki-link\" title=\"S2CID (identifier)\" target=\"_new\">S2CID<\/a>&#160;<a rel=\"external_link\" class=\"external text\" href=\"https:\/\/api.semanticscholar.org\/CorpusID:255572874\" target=\"_new\">255572874<\/a>.<\/cite><span title=\"ctx&#95;ver=Z39.88-2004&amp;rft&#95;val&#95;fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Ajournal&amp;rft.genre=article&amp;rft.jtitle=Marine+Biodiversity&amp;rft.atitle=Christmas+tree+worms+as+epibionts+of+giant+clams+at+Koh+Tao%2C+Gulf+of+Thailand&amp;rft.volume=46&amp;rft.issue=4&amp;rft.pages=751-752&amp;rft.date=2016-01-21&amp;rft&#95;id=https%3A%2F%2Fapi.semanticscholar.org%2FCorpusID%3A255572874%23id-name%3DS2CID&amp;rft&#95;id=info%3Adoi%2F10.1007%2Fs12526-015-0439-0&amp;rft&#95;id=info%3Abibcode%2F2016MarBd..46..751V&amp;rft.aulast=van+der+Shoot&amp;rft.aufirst=Roel&amp;rft.au=Scott%2C+Chad&amp;rft.au=ten+Hove%2C+Harry+A.&amp;rft.au=Hoeksema%2C+Bert+W.&amp;rft&#95;id=https%3A%2F%2Fdoi.org%2F10.1007%252Fs12526-015-0439-0&amp;rfr&#95;id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3ASpirobranchus+giganteus\" class=\"Z3988\"><\/span><\/span>\n<\/li>\n<li id=\"rdp-we-cite&#95;note-9\"><span class=\"mw-cite-backlink\"><b><a href=\"#cite_ref-9\">^<\/a><\/b><\/span> <span class=\"reference-text\"><link rel=\"mw-deduplicated-inline-style\" href=\"mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1333433106\" \/><cite class=\"citation web cs1\"><a rel=\"external_link\" class=\"external text\" href=\"https:\/\/www.marinebio.org\/species\/christmas-tree-worms\/spirobranchus-giganteus\/\" target=\"_new\">\"Christmas Tree Worms ~ MarineBio Conservation Society\"<\/a><span class=\"reference-accessdate\">. Retrieved <span class=\"nowrap\">2024-05-08<\/span><\/span>.<\/cite><span title=\"ctx&#95;ver=Z39.88-2004&amp;rft&#95;val&#95;fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&amp;rft.genre=unknown&amp;rft.btitle=Christmas+Tree+Worms+~+MarineBio+Conservation+Society&amp;rft&#95;id=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.marinebio.org%2Fspecies%2Fchristmas-tree-worms%2Fspirobranchus-giganteus%2F&amp;rfr&#95;id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3ASpirobranchus+giganteus\" class=\"Z3988\"><\/span><\/span>\n<\/li>\n<\/ol><\/div><\/div>\n<div class=\"mw-heading mw-heading2\"><h2 id=\"rdp-we-Further_reading\">Further reading<\/h2><\/div>\n<ul><li><link rel=\"mw-deduplicated-inline-style\" href=\"mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1333433106\" \/><cite id=\"rdp-we-CITEREFVinn2011\" class=\"citation journal cs1\">Vinn, Olev (Sep 2011). \"Microstructure and formation of the calcareous operculum in Pyrgopolon ctenactis and Spirobranchus giganteus (Annelida, Serpulidae)\". <i>Zoomorphology<\/i>. <b>130<\/b> (3): <span class=\"nowrap\">181\u2013<\/span>188. <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Doi_(identifier)\" class=\"mw-redirect wiki-link\" title=\"Doi (identifier)\" target=\"_new\">doi<\/a>:<a rel=\"external_link\" class=\"external text\" href=\"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1007%2Fs00435-011-0133-0\" target=\"_new\">10.1007\/s00435-011-0133-0<\/a>. <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/S2CID_(identifier)\" class=\"mw-redirect wiki-link\" title=\"S2CID (identifier)\" target=\"_new\">S2CID<\/a>&#160;<a rel=\"external_link\" class=\"external text\" href=\"https:\/\/api.semanticscholar.org\/CorpusID:41765489\" target=\"_new\">41765489<\/a>.<\/cite><span title=\"ctx&#95;ver=Z39.88-2004&amp;rft&#95;val&#95;fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Ajournal&amp;rft.genre=article&amp;rft.jtitle=Zoomorphology&amp;rft.atitle=Microstructure+and+formation+of+the+calcareous+operculum+in+Pyrgopolon+ctenactis+and+Spirobranchus+giganteus+%28Annelida%2C+Serpulidae%29&amp;rft.volume=130&amp;rft.issue=3&amp;rft.pages=181-188&amp;rft.date=2011-09&amp;rft&#95;id=info%3Adoi%2F10.1007%2Fs00435-011-0133-0&amp;rft&#95;id=https%3A%2F%2Fapi.semanticscholar.org%2FCorpusID%3A41765489%23id-name%3DS2CID&amp;rft.aulast=Vinn&amp;rft.aufirst=Olev&amp;rfr&#95;id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3ASpirobranchus+giganteus\" class=\"Z3988\"><\/span><\/li>\n<li><link rel=\"mw-deduplicated-inline-style\" href=\"mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1333433106\" \/><cite id=\"rdp-we-CITEREFMarsdenConlinHunte1990\" class=\"citation journal cs1\"><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Joan_Marsden\" title=\"Joan Marsden\" target=\"_new\" class=\"wiki-link\">Marsden, J. R.<\/a>; Conlin, B. E.; Hunte, W. (February 1990). \"Habitat selection in the tropical polychaeteSpirobranchus giganteus\". <i>Marine Biology<\/i>. <b>104<\/b> (1): <span class=\"nowrap\">93\u2013<\/span>100. <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Bibcode_(identifier)\" class=\"mw-redirect wiki-link\" title=\"Bibcode (identifier)\" target=\"_new\">Bibcode<\/a>:<a rel=\"external_link\" class=\"external text\" href=\"https:\/\/ui.adsabs.harvard.edu\/abs\/1990MarBi.104...93M\" target=\"_new\">1990MarBi.104...93M<\/a>. <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Doi_(identifier)\" class=\"mw-redirect wiki-link\" title=\"Doi (identifier)\" target=\"_new\">doi<\/a>:<a rel=\"external_link\" class=\"external text\" href=\"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1007%2FBF01313162\" target=\"_new\">10.1007\/BF01313162<\/a>. <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/S2CID_(identifier)\" class=\"mw-redirect wiki-link\" title=\"S2CID (identifier)\" target=\"_new\">S2CID<\/a>&#160;<a rel=\"external_link\" class=\"external text\" href=\"https:\/\/api.semanticscholar.org\/CorpusID:85398318\" target=\"_new\">85398318<\/a>.<\/cite><span title=\"ctx&#95;ver=Z39.88-2004&amp;rft&#95;val&#95;fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Ajournal&amp;rft.genre=article&amp;rft.jtitle=Marine+Biology&amp;rft.atitle=Habitat+selection+in+the+tropical+polychaeteSpirobranchus+giganteus&amp;rft.volume=104&amp;rft.issue=1&amp;rft.pages=93-100&amp;rft.date=1990-02&amp;rft&#95;id=https%3A%2F%2Fapi.semanticscholar.org%2FCorpusID%3A85398318%23id-name%3DS2CID&amp;rft&#95;id=info%3Adoi%2F10.1007%2FBF01313162&amp;rft&#95;id=info%3Abibcode%2F1990MarBi.104...93M&amp;rft.aulast=Marsden&amp;rft.aufirst=J.+R.&amp;rft.au=Conlin%2C+B.+E.&amp;rft.au=Hunte%2C+W.&amp;rfr&#95;id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3ASpirobranchus+giganteus\" class=\"Z3988\"><\/span><\/li>\n<li><link rel=\"mw-deduplicated-inline-style\" href=\"mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1333433106\" \/><cite id=\"rdp-we-CITEREFDaiYang1995\" class=\"citation journal cs1\">Dai, Chang-Feng; Yang, Hsaio-Pei (February 1995). \"Distribution of Spirobranchus giganteus cornicuiatus (Hove)\". <i>Zoological Studies<\/i>. <b>34<\/b> (2): <span class=\"nowrap\">117\u2013<\/span>125.<\/cite><span title=\"ctx&#95;ver=Z39.88-2004&amp;rft&#95;val&#95;fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Ajournal&amp;rft.genre=article&amp;rft.jtitle=Zoological+Studies&amp;rft.atitle=Distribution+of+Spirobranchus+giganteus+cornicuiatus+%28Hove%29&amp;rft.volume=34&amp;rft.issue=2&amp;rft.pages=117-125&amp;rft.date=1995-02&amp;rft.aulast=Dai&amp;rft.aufirst=Chang-Feng&amp;rft.au=Yang%2C+Hsaio-Pei&amp;rfr&#95;id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3ASpirobranchus+giganteus\" class=\"Z3988\"><\/span><\/li>\n<li><link rel=\"mw-deduplicated-inline-style\" href=\"mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1333433106\" \/><cite id=\"rdp-we-CITEREFStrathmanCameronStrathman1984\" class=\"citation journal cs1\">Strathman, Richard; Cameron, R. Andrew; Strathman, Megumi (August 1984). \"Spirobranchus giganteus (Pallas) breaks a rule for suspension-feeders\". <i>Journal of Experimental Marine Biology and Ecology<\/i>. <b>79<\/b> (3): <span class=\"nowrap\">245\u2013<\/span>249. <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Bibcode_(identifier)\" class=\"mw-redirect wiki-link\" title=\"Bibcode (identifier)\" target=\"_new\">Bibcode<\/a>:<a rel=\"external_link\" class=\"external text\" href=\"https:\/\/ui.adsabs.harvard.edu\/abs\/1984JEMBE..79..245S\" target=\"_new\">1984JEMBE..79..245S<\/a>. <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Doi_(identifier)\" class=\"mw-redirect wiki-link\" title=\"Doi (identifier)\" target=\"_new\">doi<\/a>:<a rel=\"external_link\" class=\"external text\" href=\"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1016%2F0022-0981%2884%2990198-9\" target=\"_new\">10.1016\/0022-0981(84)90198-9<\/a>.<\/cite><span title=\"ctx&#95;ver=Z39.88-2004&amp;rft&#95;val&#95;fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Ajournal&amp;rft.genre=article&amp;rft.jtitle=Journal+of+Experimental+Marine+Biology+and+Ecology&amp;rft.atitle=Spirobranchus+giganteus+%28Pallas%29+breaks+a+rule+for+suspension-feeders&amp;rft.volume=79&amp;rft.issue=3&amp;rft.pages=245-249&amp;rft.date=1984-08&amp;rft&#95;id=info%3Adoi%2F10.1016%2F0022-0981%2884%2990198-9&amp;rft&#95;id=info%3Abibcode%2F1984JEMBE..79..245S&amp;rft.aulast=Strathman&amp;rft.aufirst=Richard&amp;rft.au=Cameron%2C+R.+Andrew&amp;rft.au=Strathman%2C+Megumi&amp;rfr&#95;id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3ASpirobranchus+giganteus\" class=\"Z3988\"><\/span><\/li>\n<li><link rel=\"mw-deduplicated-inline-style\" href=\"mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1333433106\" \/><cite id=\"rdp-we-CITEREFNishiNishihira1996\" class=\"citation journal cs1\">Nishi, Eijiroh; Nishihira, Moritaka (1996). <a rel=\"external_link\" class=\"external text\" href=\"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.2331%2Ffishsci.62.400\" target=\"_new\">\"Age-estimation of the Christmas Tree Worm Spirobranchus giganteus (Polychaeta, Serpulidae) Living Buried in the Coral Skeleton from the Coral-growth Band of the Host Coral\"<\/a>. <i>Fisheries Science<\/i>. <b>62<\/b> (3): <span class=\"nowrap\">400\u2013<\/span>403. <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Bibcode_(identifier)\" class=\"mw-redirect wiki-link\" title=\"Bibcode (identifier)\" target=\"_new\">Bibcode<\/a>:<a rel=\"external_link\" class=\"external text\" href=\"https:\/\/ui.adsabs.harvard.edu\/abs\/1996FisSc..62..400N\" target=\"_new\">1996FisSc..62..400N<\/a>. <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Doi_(identifier)\" class=\"mw-redirect wiki-link\" title=\"Doi (identifier)\" target=\"_new\">doi<\/a>:<span class=\"id-lock-free\" title=\"Freely accessible\"><a rel=\"external_link\" class=\"external text\" href=\"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.2331%2Ffishsci.62.400\" target=\"_new\">10.2331\/fishsci.62.400<\/a><\/span>.<\/cite><span title=\"ctx&#95;ver=Z39.88-2004&amp;rft&#95;val&#95;fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Ajournal&amp;rft.genre=article&amp;rft.jtitle=Fisheries+Science&amp;rft.atitle=Age-estimation+of+the+Christmas+Tree+Worm+Spirobranchus+giganteus+%28Polychaeta%2C+Serpulidae%29+Living+Buried+in+the+Coral+Skeleton+from+the+Coral-growth+Band+of+the+Host+Coral&amp;rft.volume=62&amp;rft.issue=3&amp;rft.pages=400-403&amp;rft.date=1996&amp;rft&#95;id=info%3Adoi%2F10.2331%2Ffishsci.62.400&amp;rft&#95;id=info%3Abibcode%2F1996FisSc..62..400N&amp;rft.aulast=Nishi&amp;rft.aufirst=Eijiroh&amp;rft.au=Nishihira%2C+Moritaka&amp;rft&#95;id=https%3A%2F%2Fdoi.org%2F10.2331%252Ffishsci.62.400&amp;rfr&#95;id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3ASpirobranchus+giganteus\" class=\"Z3988\"><\/span><\/li><\/ul>\n<div class=\"mw-heading mw-heading2\"><h2 id=\"rdp-we-Gallery\">Gallery<\/h2><\/div>\n<ul class=\"gallery mw-gallery-traditional\">\n\t\t<li class=\"gallerybox\" style=\"width: 155px\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"thumb\" style=\"width: 150px; height: 150px;\"><span typeof=\"mw:File\"><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/File:Christmas_Tree_Worm,_Thailand,_Spirobranchus_giganteus.jpg\" class=\"mw-file-description wiki-link\" title=\"Christmas Tree worm in Thailand\" target=\"_new\"><img loading=\"lazy\" alt=\"Christmas Tree worm in Thailand\" src=\"https:\/\/upload.wikimedia.org\/wikipedia\/commons\/thumb\/9\/98\/Christmas_Tree_Worm%2C_Thailand%2C_Spirobranchus_giganteus.jpg\/120px-Christmas_Tree_Worm%2C_Thailand%2C_Spirobranchus_giganteus.jpg\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"120\" height=\"90\" class=\"mw-file-element\" \/><\/a><\/span><\/div>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"gallerytext\">Christmas Tree worm in Thailand<\/div>\n\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t<li class=\"gallerybox\" style=\"width: 155px\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"thumb\" style=\"width: 150px; height: 150px;\"><span typeof=\"mw:File\"><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/File:Spirobrancheus_giganteus.jpg\" class=\"mw-file-description wiki-link\" title=\"Christmas tree worms (Spirobranchus giganteus) from East Timor.\" target=\"_new\"><img loading=\"lazy\" alt=\"Christmas tree worms (Spirobranchus giganteus) from East Timor.\" src=\"https:\/\/upload.wikimedia.org\/wikipedia\/commons\/thumb\/9\/93\/Spirobrancheus_giganteus.jpg\/120px-Spirobrancheus_giganteus.jpg\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"94\" height=\"120\" class=\"mw-file-element\" \/><\/a><\/span><\/div>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"gallerytext\">Christmas tree worms (<i>Spirobranchus giganteus<\/i>) from <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/East_Timor\" class=\"mw-redirect wiki-link\" title=\"East Timor\" target=\"_new\">East Timor<\/a>.<\/div>\n\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t<li class=\"gallerybox\" style=\"width: 155px\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"thumb\" style=\"width: 150px; height: 150px;\"><span typeof=\"mw:File\"><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/File:Christmas_Tree_worms.jpg\" class=\"mw-file-description wiki-link\" title=\"Spirobranchus giganteus embedded in a brain coral in a reef in Bonaire.\" target=\"_new\"><img loading=\"lazy\" alt=\"Spirobranchus giganteus embedded in a brain coral in a reef in Bonaire.\" src=\"https:\/\/upload.wikimedia.org\/wikipedia\/commons\/thumb\/1\/17\/Christmas_Tree_worms.jpg\/120px-Christmas_Tree_worms.jpg\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"120\" height=\"80\" class=\"mw-file-element\" \/><\/a><\/span><\/div>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"gallerytext\"><i>Spirobranchus giganteus<\/i> embedded in a <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Brain_coral\" title=\"Brain coral\" target=\"_new\" class=\"wiki-link\">brain coral<\/a> in a reef in <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Bonaire\" title=\"Bonaire\" target=\"_new\" class=\"wiki-link\">Bonaire<\/a>.<\/div>\n\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t<li class=\"gallerybox\" style=\"width: 155px\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"thumb\" style=\"width: 150px; height: 150px;\"><span typeof=\"mw:File\"><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/File:ChristmasTreeWorm-SpirobranchusGiganteus.jpg\" class=\"mw-file-description wiki-link\" title=\"Spirobranchus giganteus, Vieques, Puerto Rico\" target=\"_new\"><img loading=\"lazy\" alt=\"Spirobranchus giganteus, Vieques, Puerto Rico\" src=\"https:\/\/upload.wikimedia.org\/wikipedia\/commons\/thumb\/c\/cc\/ChristmasTreeWorm-SpirobranchusGiganteus.jpg\/120px-ChristmasTreeWorm-SpirobranchusGiganteus.jpg\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"120\" height=\"85\" class=\"mw-file-element\" \/><\/a><\/span><\/div>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"gallerytext\"><i>Spirobranchus giganteus<\/i>, <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Vieques,_Puerto_Rico\" title=\"Vieques, Puerto Rico\" target=\"_new\" class=\"wiki-link\">Vieques, Puerto Rico<\/a><\/div>\n\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t<li class=\"gallerybox\" style=\"width: 155px\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"thumb\" style=\"width: 150px; height: 150px;\"><span typeof=\"mw:File\"><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/File:Christmas_tree_worm_(Spirobranchus_giganteus).jpg\" class=\"mw-file-description wiki-link\" title=\"Elbow Reef, Florida.\" target=\"_new\"><img loading=\"lazy\" alt=\"Elbow Reef, Florida.\" src=\"https:\/\/upload.wikimedia.org\/wikipedia\/commons\/thumb\/d\/d7\/Christmas_tree_worm_%28Spirobranchus_giganteus%29.jpg\/120px-Christmas_tree_worm_%28Spirobranchus_giganteus%29.jpg\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"120\" height=\"80\" class=\"mw-file-element\" \/><\/a><\/span><\/div>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"gallerytext\"><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/The_Elbow_(reef)\" title=\"The Elbow (reef)\" target=\"_new\" class=\"wiki-link\">Elbow Reef<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Florida\" title=\"Florida\" target=\"_new\" class=\"wiki-link\">Florida<\/a>.<\/div>\n\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t<li class=\"gallerybox\" style=\"width: 155px\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"thumb\" style=\"width: 150px; height: 150px;\"><span typeof=\"mw:File\"><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/File:Reef0232.jpg\" class=\"mw-file-description wiki-link\" title=\"Hawaii.\" target=\"_new\"><img loading=\"lazy\" alt=\"Hawaii.\" src=\"https:\/\/upload.wikimedia.org\/wikipedia\/commons\/thumb\/a\/a7\/Reef0232.jpg\/120px-Reef0232.jpg\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"120\" height=\"80\" class=\"mw-file-element\" \/><\/a><\/span><\/div>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"gallerytext\"><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Hawaii\" title=\"Hawaii\" target=\"_new\" class=\"wiki-link\">Hawaii<\/a>.<\/div>\n\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t<li class=\"gallerybox\" style=\"width: 155px\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"thumb\" style=\"width: 150px; height: 150px;\"><span typeof=\"mw:File\"><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/File:Spirobranchus_giganteus_at_Gili_Lawa_Laut.JPG\" class=\"mw-file-description wiki-link\" title=\"Gili Lawa Laut (near Komodo, Indonesia)\" target=\"_new\"><img loading=\"lazy\" alt=\"Gili Lawa Laut (near Komodo, Indonesia)\" src=\"https:\/\/upload.wikimedia.org\/wikipedia\/commons\/thumb\/1\/19\/Spirobranchus_giganteus_at_Gili_Lawa_Laut.JPG\/120px-Spirobranchus_giganteus_at_Gili_Lawa_Laut.JPG\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"120\" height=\"90\" class=\"mw-file-element\" \/><\/a><\/span><\/div>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"gallerytext\">Gili Lawa Laut (near <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Komodo_(island)\" title=\"Komodo (island)\" target=\"_new\" class=\"wiki-link\">Komodo<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Indonesia\" title=\"Indonesia\" target=\"_new\" class=\"wiki-link\">Indonesia<\/a>)<\/div>\n\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t<li class=\"gallerybox\" style=\"width: 155px\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"thumb\" style=\"width: 150px; height: 150px;\"><span typeof=\"mw:File\"><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/File:Gusano_%C3%A1rbol_de_Navidad_(Spirobranchus_giganteus),_Anilao,_Filipinas,_2023-08-22,_DD_193.jpg\" class=\"mw-file-description wiki-link\" title=\"Spirobranchus giganteus, Anilao, Philippines\" target=\"_new\"><img loading=\"lazy\" alt=\"Spirobranchus giganteus, Anilao, Philippines\" src=\"https:\/\/upload.wikimedia.org\/wikipedia\/commons\/thumb\/0\/0d\/Gusano_%C3%A1rbol_de_Navidad_%28Spirobranchus_giganteus%29%2C_Anilao%2C_Filipinas%2C_2023-08-22%2C_DD_193.jpg\/120px-Gusano_%C3%A1rbol_de_Navidad_%28Spirobranchus_giganteus%29%2C_Anilao%2C_Filipinas%2C_2023-08-22%2C_DD_193.jpg\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"120\" height=\"120\" class=\"mw-file-element\" \/><\/a><\/span><\/div>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"gallerytext\">Spirobranchus giganteus, Anilao, Philippines<\/div>\n\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t<li class=\"gallerybox\" style=\"width: 155px\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"thumb\" style=\"width: 150px; height: 150px;\"><span typeof=\"mw:File\"><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/File:Christmas_tree_worms_Flower_Garden_Banks_National_Marine_Sanctuary.PNG\" class=\"mw-file-description wiki-link\" title=\"Christmas tree worms on a coral head in the Flower Garden Banks National Marine Sanctuary in the Gulf of Mexico.\" target=\"_new\"><img loading=\"lazy\" alt=\"Christmas tree worms on a coral head in the Flower Garden Banks National Marine Sanctuary in the Gulf of Mexico.\" src=\"https:\/\/upload.wikimedia.org\/wikipedia\/commons\/thumb\/1\/11\/Christmas_tree_worms_Flower_Garden_Banks_National_Marine_Sanctuary.PNG\/120px-Christmas_tree_worms_Flower_Garden_Banks_National_Marine_Sanctuary.PNG\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"120\" height=\"73\" class=\"mw-file-element\" \/><\/a><\/span><\/div>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"gallerytext\">Christmas tree worms on a <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Coral\" title=\"Coral\" target=\"_new\" class=\"wiki-link\">coral<\/a> head in the <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Flower_Garden_Banks_National_Marine_Sanctuary\" title=\"Flower Garden Banks National Marine Sanctuary\" target=\"_new\" class=\"wiki-link\">Flower Garden Banks National Marine Sanctuary<\/a> in the <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Gulf_of_Mexico\" title=\"Gulf of Mexico\" target=\"_new\" class=\"wiki-link\">Gulf of Mexico<\/a>.<\/div>\n\t\t<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n<div class=\"mw-heading mw-heading2\"><h2 id=\"rdp-we-External_links\">External links<\/h2><\/div>\n<ul><li>Photos of <a rel=\"external_link\" class=\"external text\" href=\"https:\/\/sealifecollection.org\/taxon\/209944\" target=\"_new\">Spirobranchus giganteus<\/a> in the Sealife Collection<\/li><\/ul>\n<div class=\"navbox-styles\"><\/div><div role=\"navigation\" class=\"navbox\" aria-labelledby=\"Taxon&#95;identifiers2927\" style=\"padding:3px\"><table class=\"nowraplinks hlist navbox-inner\" style=\"border-spacing:0;background:transparent;color:inherit\"><tbody><tr><th scope=\"col\" class=\"navbox-title\" colspan=\"2\"><div id=\"rdp-we-Taxon&#95;identifiers2927\" style=\"font-size:114%;margin:0 4em\"><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Help:Taxon_identifiers\" title=\"Help:Taxon identifiers\" target=\"_new\" class=\"wiki-link\">Taxon identifiers<\/a><\/div><\/th><\/tr><tr><th scope=\"row\" class=\"navbox-group\" style=\"width:1%;text-align: left;\"><i>Spirobranchus giganteus<\/i><\/th><td class=\"navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd\" style=\"width:100%;padding:0\"><div style=\"padding:0 0.25em\">\n<ul><li><span style=\"white-space:nowrap;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Wikidata\" title=\"Wikidata\" target=\"_new\" class=\"wiki-link\">Wikidata<\/a>: <span class=\"uid\"><span class=\"external\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.wikidata.org\/wiki\/Q1434787\" class=\"extiw wiki-link\" title=\"wikidata:Q1434787\" target=\"_new\">Q1434787<\/a><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"white-space:nowrap;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Wikispecies\" title=\"Wikispecies\" target=\"_new\" class=\"wiki-link\">Wikispecies<\/a>: <span class=\"uid\"><span class=\"external\"><a href=\"https:\/\/species.wikimedia.org\/wiki\/Spirobranchus_giganteus\" class=\"extiw wiki-link\" title=\"wikispecies:Spirobranchus giganteus\" target=\"_new\">Spirobranchus giganteus<\/a><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"white-space:nowrap;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Animal_Diversity_Web\" title=\"Animal Diversity Web\" target=\"_new\" class=\"wiki-link\">ADW<\/a>: <span class=\"uid\"><a rel=\"external_link\" class=\"external text\" href=\"https:\/\/animaldiversity.org\/accounts\/Spirobranchus_giganteus\/\" target=\"_new\">Spirobranchus_giganteus<\/a><\/span><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"white-space:nowrap;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Barcode_of_Life_Data_System\" title=\"Barcode of Life Data System\" target=\"_new\" class=\"wiki-link\">BOLD<\/a>: <span class=\"uid\"><a rel=\"external_link\" class=\"external text\" href=\"https:\/\/bench.boldsystems.org\/index.php\/TaxBrowser_TaxonPage?taxid=764859\" target=\"_new\">764859<\/a><\/span><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"white-space:nowrap;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Catalogue_of_Life\" title=\"Catalogue of Life\" target=\"_new\" class=\"wiki-link\">CoL<\/a>: <span class=\"uid\"><a rel=\"external_link\" class=\"external text\" href=\"https:\/\/www.catalogueoflife.org\/data\/taxon\/4Z7S4\" target=\"_new\">4Z7S4<\/a><\/span><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"white-space:nowrap;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Encyclopedia_of_Life\" title=\"Encyclopedia of Life\" target=\"_new\" class=\"wiki-link\">EoL<\/a>: <span class=\"uid\"><a rel=\"external_link\" class=\"external text\" href=\"https:\/\/eol.org\/pages\/620727\" target=\"_new\">620727<\/a><\/span><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"white-space:nowrap;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Global_Biodiversity_Information_Facility\" title=\"Global Biodiversity Information Facility\" target=\"_new\" class=\"wiki-link\">GBIF<\/a>: <span class=\"uid\"><a rel=\"external_link\" class=\"external text\" href=\"https:\/\/www.gbif.org\/species\/5199648\" target=\"_new\">5199648<\/a><\/span><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"white-space:nowrap;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/INaturalist\" title=\"INaturalist\" target=\"_new\" class=\"wiki-link\">iNaturalist<\/a>: <span class=\"uid\"><a rel=\"external_link\" class=\"external text\" href=\"https:\/\/inaturalist.org\/taxa\/49517\" target=\"_new\">49517<\/a><\/span><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"white-space:nowrap;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Interim_Register_of_Marine_and_Nonmarine_Genera\" title=\"Interim Register of Marine and Nonmarine Genera\" target=\"_new\" class=\"wiki-link\">IRMNG<\/a>: <span class=\"uid\"><a rel=\"external_link\" class=\"external text\" href=\"https:\/\/www.irmng.org\/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=10843210\" target=\"_new\">10843210<\/a><\/span><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"white-space:nowrap;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Integrated_Taxonomic_Information_System\" title=\"Integrated Taxonomic Information System\" target=\"_new\" class=\"wiki-link\">ITIS<\/a>: <span class=\"uid\"><a rel=\"external_link\" class=\"external text\" href=\"https:\/\/www.itis.gov\/servlet\/SingleRpt\/SingleRpt?search_topic=TSN&search_value=68304\" target=\"_new\">68304<\/a><\/span><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"white-space:nowrap;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/National_Center_for_Biotechnology_Information\" title=\"National Center for Biotechnology Information\" target=\"_new\" class=\"wiki-link\">NCBI<\/a>: <span class=\"uid\"><a rel=\"external_link\" class=\"external text\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov\/Taxonomy\/Browser\/wwwtax.cgi?mode=Info&id=1914524\" target=\"_new\">1914524<\/a><\/span><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"white-space:nowrap;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Observation.org\" title=\"Observation.org\" target=\"_new\" class=\"wiki-link\">Observation.org<\/a>: <span class=\"uid\"><a rel=\"external_link\" class=\"external text\" href=\"https:\/\/observation.org\/species\/79890\/\" target=\"_new\">79890<\/a><\/span><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"white-space:nowrap;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Ocean_Biodiversity_Information_System\" title=\"Ocean Biodiversity Information System\" target=\"_new\" class=\"wiki-link\">OBIS<\/a>: <span class=\"uid\"><a rel=\"external_link\" class=\"external text\" href=\"https:\/\/obis.org\/taxon\/209944\" target=\"_new\">209944<\/a><\/span><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"white-space:nowrap;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Open_Tree_of_Life\" title=\"Open Tree of Life\" target=\"_new\" class=\"wiki-link\">Open Tree of Life<\/a>: <span class=\"uid\"><a rel=\"external_link\" class=\"external text\" href=\"https:\/\/tree.opentreeoflife.org\/taxonomy\/browse?id=4986380\" target=\"_new\">4986380<\/a><\/span><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"white-space:nowrap;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/SeaLifeBase\" title=\"SeaLifeBase\" target=\"_new\" class=\"wiki-link\">SeaLifeBase<\/a>: <span class=\"uid\"><a rel=\"external_link\" class=\"external text\" 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