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Christmas tree worm (Spirobranchus giganteus) in East Timor. | |
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Canalipalpata, also known as bristle-footed annelids or fan-head worms, is an order of Polychaete worms, with 31 families in it including the tubeworms (Serpulidae), fanworms (Sabellidae) and a family of deep-sea worms associated with hydrothermal vents (Alvinellidae).
The Canalipalpata have no teeth or jaws.[1] Most are filter-feeders. They have grooved palps which are covered in cilia. These cilia are used to transport food particles to the mouth. However, the cilia and groves have been lost in the Siboglinidae family.[2]