Spirobranchus giganteus (Christmas tree worm) (San Salvador Island, Bahamas) 1 (15957826679)
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Description: Spirobranchus giganteus Pallas, 1766 - Christmas tree worm at a patch reef. (photo taken by Mark Peter) Christmas tree worms construct a calcareous tube in which the body resides. They extend two spiraled sets of appendages in order to filter feed and extract dissolved oxygen from seawater. Classification: Animalia, Annelidae, Polychaeta, Sedentaria, Serpulidae Locality: Snapshot Reef, Fernandez Bay, offshore western San Salvador Island, Bahamas. Date: 25 March 2009, 14:42. Source: Spirobranchus giganteus (Christmas tree worm) (San Salvador Island, Bahamas) 1. Author: James St. John.
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- Life (creatures)
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- Eukaryota (eukaryotes)
- Opisthokonta (opisthokonts)
- Metazoa (Animal)
- Bilateria
- Protostomia (protostomes)
- Spiralia (spiralians)
- Annelida (segmented worms)
- Pleistoannelida
- Sedentaria
- Serpulidae (calcareous tubeworms)
- Spirobranchus (fanworms)
- Spirobranchus giganteus (Christmas tree worm)
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