Scientifically that are called spirobranchus giganteus, but they are better known by their colloquial name - Christmas tree worm. The worm is so called because they look like them. The spirobranchus giganteus live in the ocean and sports two magnificent spirals of plumes that protrude from its tube-like body and which look like tiny Christmas trees.
These plumes are composed of hair-like appendages called radioles that radiate from the worm's central spine, and help the animal to grab food, which typically consists of microscopic plants, or phytoplankton, floating in the water.
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