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Christmas tree worm (Spirobranchus giganteus)
Subject: Christmas tree worm (Spirobranchus giganteus)
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Christmas tree worm (Spirobranchus giganteus)


The spiral tentacled Christmas tree worm, Spirobranchus giganteus, is a particularly striking sedentary polychaete fan worm. Many annelids have an iron-porphyrin respiratory pigment in their blood that colours their bodies green. However, the tentacles of the Christmas tree worm contain a strong blue pigment that masks the colour of its blood.

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