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Spirobranchus giganteus Broadcast Spawning

This is a female Christmas tree worm (Spirobranchus giganteus) engaged in broadcast spawning. The female is sending a stream of orange eggs into the water, with eggs being carried into the background by the current. Photographed in Kagoshima Prefecture, Japan.

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This is a female Christmas tree worm (Spirobranchus giganteus) engaged in broadcast spawning. The female is sending a stream of orange eggs into the water, with eggs being carried into the background by the current. Photographed in Kagoshima Prefecture, Japan.