Bone-eating Snot-flower Worm

The Bone-eating Snot-flower Worm (Osedax mucofloris) is a bizarre and specialized deep-water polychaete worm discovered in 2005 in the waters of the Swedish Skagerrak. Belonging to the family Siboglinidae, its scientific species name translates literally from Latin to...

Christmas Tree Worm

The Christmas Tree Worm (Spirobranchus giganteus) is one of the most vividly gorgeous, celebrated, and iconic invertebrates inhabiting coral reef ecosystems worldwide. Embedded permanently within the calcareous skeletons of massive stony corals, this sedentary...
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