Weird Animals – A List Of The World’s Strangest Species

Christmas Tree Worm
Christmas Tree Worm
Scientific name: Spirobranchus giganteus

Phylum: Annelida

Family: Serpulidae

Where found: Tropical oceans worldwide

The Christmas tree worm is a type of marine worm found in tropical waters around the world.

This weird invertebrate has a distinctive appearance, with a tube-like body and two spirals of feathery branches.

The branches are used for feeding, filtering plankton from the water, and also for respiration.

Christmas tree worms quickly retract their branches into their tube-like bodies when threatened.

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