Christmas Tree Worm Spirobranchus giganteus

Photo: Marion Haarsma

Classification

Serpulidae [family]
Spirobranchus [genus] (4)
giganteus [species]

Classification

Serpulidae [family]
Spirobranchus [genus] (4)
giganteus [species]

Presence

Recorded on
  • Bonaire
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  • Curaçao
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  • Sint Eustatius
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    Presence status
  • Indigenous (1) - Bonaire
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  • Indigenous (1) - Curaçao
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  • Indigenous (1) - Sint Eustatius
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    Publications

    • Augener, H. 1927. Polychaeten von Curaçao. Bijdragen tot de Dierkunde 25: 39-82.
    • Hoeksema, B.W. 2016. Marine biodiversity survey of St. Eustatius, Dutch Caribbean, 2015. 157pp. Naturalis Biodiversity Center and Anemoon Foundation.
    • Hoeksema, B.W., Lau, Y.W., Hove, H.A. ten 2015. Octocorals as secondary hosts for Christmas tree worms off Curaçao 91(4): 1-2.
    • Hove, H.A. ten 1970. Serpulinae (Polychaeta) from the Caribbean: I - The genus Spirobranchus. Studies on the fauna of Curaçao and other Caribbean Islands 32: 1-57.
    • Nygaard, L. 2008. Size Distribution of Spirobranchus gianteus in Bonaire: Is There a Benefit of Recruitment to Live Coral? Physis 3: 25-30.
    • Vinn, O., Hove, H.A. ten, Mutvei, H., Kirsimäe, K. 2008. Ultrastructure and mineral composition of serpulid tubes (Polychaeta, Annelida). Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society 154: 633-650.