Christmas tree worm - Spirobranchus sp.

This photo is one of three showing a different type of Spirobranchus or Christmas tree worm. This one creates its hard outer casing on the outside of coral and typically has a strange sharp pointed tuft on the top of its operculum. The casing was 20mm long.

17 June 2012

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