Christmas tree worms (Spirobranchus giganteus) at East Flower Garden Bank

Christmas tree worms (Spirobranchus giganteus) at East Flower Garden Bank. Each pair of of colorful tree-like appendages are the gills of one animal. Its body, up to a foot long, resides in a tube encased within the coral boulder.

Photo Category: Sanctuary - Invertebrate
Photo Location: Flower Garden Banks National Marine Sanctuary

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Author: G.P. Schmahl, Sanctuary Superintendent/NOAA/NOS/NMS/FGBNMS; National Marine Sanctuaries Media Library/ NOAA

License: Public Domain Mark 1.0 (Public domain)

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Added On	18th October 2015
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