Photo of Animalia: Striped Bum Coral (species: Heterocyathus aequicostatus) (Gaia Guide)

A sipunculan worm, Aspidosiphon (Aspidosiphon) muelleri, is an obligate commensal of Heterocyathus aequicostatus. It can move the coral by extending its proboscis through a hole in the base of the coral.

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