Christmas Tree Worms

And just like their cousins the sea mice and feather.

Christmas tree worms. Christmas tree worm is the common name for a marine worm that lives on tropical coral reefs around the world. The food then passes down a groove pushed by their ciliary tracts which are lines of tiny hair like extensions on the sources of cells that create water currents to direct digestion. Christmas tree worms come in a variety of bright colors.

Christmas tree worm s. Christmas tree worms are colorful marine worms that can be found all over the world in tropical waters. The christmas tree worm is a colorful marine worm with beautiful spiraling plumes that resemble a fir tree.

Christmas tree worms are ciliary feeders which means they use cilia tiny hair like bristles on their appendages to catch food as it passes by. The christmas tree worm or jewel stone was first described by scientists in 1766. The worms don t require the coral to survive but usually have better success with it.

Giganteus on porites scientific classification kingdom. So i ve had my christmas tree worm porites colony for about six months now and have had great success so far. Its crown comes in a variety of different colors but is always paired.

Its body is hidden within the host coral. The rock is slightly larger than a golf ball with at least ten worms and porites growing over the top half. Christmas tree worms spirobranchus giganteus are a type of polychaete a group of segmented worms that contains over 13 000 species.

These little creatures are popping out from their tube decorating coral reefs like ornaments a christmas tree. These animals can be a variety of colors including red orange yellow blue and white. Usually just the crown which is spiraled in the shape of a christmas tree is seen.