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title: "Kerstboomworm"
description: "Spirobranchus giganteus — Andere dieren. Spirobranchus giganteus, commonly known as the Christmas tree worm, is a polychaete worm belonging to the family Serpulidae building calcareous tubes."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/nl/animal/caribbean-christmas-tree-worm
last_updated: 2026-09-20
---

# Kerstboomworm

> Spirobranchus giganteus — Andere dieren. Spirobranchus giganteus, commonly known as the Christmas tree worm, is a  polychaete worm belonging to the family Serpulidae building calcareous tubes.

- Scientific name: *Spirobranchus giganteus*
- Category: `other` (Andere dieren)
- Habitats: `sea` (Zee en kust)
- iNaturalist observations: 2714
- Wikidata: [Q1434787](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1434787)
- iNaturalist taxon: [49517](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/49517)

## Names

- en: Caribbean Christmas Tree Worm
- de: Bunter Spiralröhrenwurm
- es: Gusano de navidad del Caribe
- fr: Ver arbre de Noël
- nl: Kerstboomworm

## Countries with the most observations

MX (213), US (179), VI (160), HN (156), KY (144), CW (126), CU (87), BZ (84), BS (67), MQ (62), GP (59), AW (36)

## Summary

Spirobranchus giganteus, commonly known as the Christmas tree worm, is a  polychaete worm belonging to the family Serpulidae building calcareous tubes. The S. giganteus lives in coral reefs in the Caribbean.

Text: Wikipedia (en), CC BY-SA 4.0 — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spirobranchus_giganteus

## Photo

![Kerstboomworm](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/caribbean-christmas-tree-worm/medium.jpg)

Photo: TheMongrelKoi · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/45899357

## Machine access

`GET https://animalchecklist.com/api/v1/animals/caribbean-christmas-tree-worm?lang=nl` — see [openapi.json](https://animalchecklist.com/openapi.json).