Christmas tree worm
Christmas tree worm (Spirobranchus giganteus). These polychaete worms live in a tube attached to coral or rock. They extend radioles (feather-like tentacles) into the water to trap passing food particles. Photographed off Derawan Islands, East Kalimantan, Indonesia, Indo-Pacific., by GEORGETTE DOUWMA/SCIENCE PHOTO LIBRARY
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