Florent's Guide To The

Hawaii Reefs

Indo-Pacific Christmas Tree Worm
Spirobranchus corniculatus
Indo-Pacific Christmas Tree Worm
Category: Tube Worms
Scientific Name: Spirobranchus corniculatus
Size: 1 to 1.5 in. (2.5 to 4 cm)  
Depth: 10-100 ft. (3-30 m)
Distribution: Indo-Pacific, Hawaii, Australia, French Polynesia
Note: Spirobranchus corniculatus is actually a complex made up as at least 5 species:S. corniculatus, S. gaymardi, S. paumotanus, S. nigranucha, and S. gardineri.Until recently Indo-Pacific Christmas Tree Worms were classified as S. giganteus, which is a species found only in the western Atlantic.
Annelida (Phylum)
└Polychaeta (Class)
 └Canalipalpata (Infraclass)
  └Sabellida (Order)
   └Serpulidae (Family)
    └Spirobranchus (Genus)

Worms
Tube Worms

Indo-Pacific Christmas Tree Worm



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