Christmas Tree Worm

And just like their cousins the sea mice and feather.

Christmas tree worm. Their festive looking crowns protrude from their otherwise tube like body composed of radioles similar to hair appendages radiating from the worm s spines. Christmas tree worms spirobranchus giganteus are a type of polychaete a group of segmented worms that contains over 13 000 species. The christmas tree shape shown in the image is the animal s radioles which can be up to about 1 1 2 inches in diameter.

The christmas tree worm or as it is sometimes referred to as the jewel stone is a small filter feeding invertebrate with a wide variety of colors. The christmas tree worm is a colorful marine worm with beautiful spiraling plumes that resemble a fir tree. Christmas tree worms are colorful marine worms that can be found all over the world in tropical waters.

Christmas tree worm is the common name for a marine worm that lives on tropical coral reefs around the world. Christmas tree worms are named for their spindly fir tree like appearance. These appendages are used to catch dinner floating by in the water usually microscopic plants and animals.

These cone shaped worms are one of the most widely recognized sedentary polychaete worms. These animals can be a variety of colors including red orange yellow blue and white. Spirobranchus giganteus commonly known as the christmas tree worm is a tube building polychaete worm belonging to the family serpulidae.

The christmas tree worm is normally found in the aquarium store as several individuals attached to a small piece of rock or live rock rubble. They aren t very big averaging about 1 5 inches in length. These little creatures are popping out from their tube decorating coral reefs like ornaments a christmas tree.