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| Christmas tree worm | |
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| S. giganteus on Porites | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Annelida |
| Clade: | Pleistoannelida |
| Clade: | Sedentaria |
| Order: | Sabellida |
| Family: | Serpulidae |
| Genus: | Spirobranchus |
| Species: | S. giganteus
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| Binomial name | |
| Spirobranchus giganteus | |
Spirobranchus giganteus, commonly known as the Christmas tree worm, is a tube-building polychaete worm belonging to the family Serpulidae. The S. giganteus lives in coral reefs in the Indo-Pacific region to the Caribbean.
- ^ ten Hove, H. (2010). Read G, Fauchald K (eds.). "Spirobranchus giganteus (Pallas, 1766)". World Polychaeta database. World Register of Marine Species. Retrieved 2011-12-26.