Worm ID

phenom5 · 07/13/2010, 10:03 AM

I ran across this worm (I think) last night.

No pic, so I know it's just about impossible to say, but any links/ suggestions on where to research this more. I checked Melev's site, and google. No luck.

The worm (I'm guessing it was a some sort of a worm, it was kind of difficult to see it completely) was pink, and it had long antennae/ feelers/ something running in two rows along it's back. They were much longer than bristle worm bristles, and there was only a one coming off it's body at a single spot (unlike bristle worms that have a cluster of bristles originating from a single point). They were soft, and getting tossed around in the flow. The body was also much more round, not flattened like a bristle worm. Point being, it was not a bristle worm.

Any thoughts? I know it's hard to say without a picture.

chimmike · 07/13/2010, 10:07 AM

fire worm?

phenom5 · 07/13/2010, 10:14 AM

No. It wasn't "fuzzy" looking. Single, long, soft, evenly spaced "feelers" coming off the back.

snowriderz · 07/13/2010, 10:15 AM

me too! i found some moving around my rocks when i shut off the light. im worried it is a mantis shrimp and can crack my tank.

ruprecht · 07/13/2010, 10:16 AM

Sounds like a nudibranch.

phenom5 · 07/13/2010, 10:18 AM

Didn't look like a nudi from what I could tell.

Definitely not a mantis shrimp.

noahm · 07/13/2010, 12:09 PM

Eunicid? http://www.canreef.com/photopost/dat...0100_0865a.jpg

or Phyllodocid? http://reefkeeping.com/issues/2003-04/rs/index.php

phenom5 · 07/13/2010, 12:37 PM

I don't think it's an eunicid.

I did some more looking, and I'm thinking it's either a syllid worm...

Or a Leocrates Hesionidae.

Not sure, but those two seem to look the most like what I saw.

Sugar Magnolia · 07/13/2010, 01:11 PM

Have you checked here? http://www.chucksaddiction.com/hitchworms.html

phenom5 · 07/13/2010, 01:17 PM

Yeah, that's actually where I found those worms. Great site, bookmarked.

07/13/2010, 10:03 AM	#1
phenom5 Unregistered Member Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: Arizona Posts: 5,096	Worm ID I ran across this worm (I think) last night. No pic, so I know it's just about impossible to say, but any links/ suggestions on where to research this more. I checked Melev's site, and google. No luck. The worm (I'm guessing it was a some sort of a worm, it was kind of difficult to see it completely) was pink, and it had long antennae/ feelers/ something running in two rows along it's back. They were much longer than bristle worm bristles, and there was only a one coming off it's body at a single spot (unlike bristle worms that have a cluster of bristles originating from a single point). They were soft, and getting tossed around in the flow. The body was also much more round, not flattened like a bristle worm. Point being, it was not a bristle worm. Any thoughts? I know it's hard to say without a picture. __________________ Rob Current Tank Info: DSA 155 Pro \| ATI Sunpower \| ATB 840 v2 \| Apex \| Wav

07/13/2010, 10:07 AM	#2
chimmike oxygen abuser Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Parrish, FL Posts: 5,089 Blog Entries: 2	fire worm? __________________ -Mike Tankless wonder Geaux Noles!

07/13/2010, 10:14 AM	#3
phenom5 Unregistered Member Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: Arizona Posts: 5,096	No. It wasn't "fuzzy" looking. Single, long, soft, evenly spaced "feelers" coming off the back. __________________ Rob Current Tank Info: DSA 155 Pro \| ATI Sunpower \| ATB 840 v2 \| Apex \| Wav

07/13/2010, 10:18 AM	#6
phenom5 Unregistered Member Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: Arizona Posts: 5,096	Didn't look like a nudi from what I could tell. Definitely not a mantis shrimp. __________________ Rob Current Tank Info: DSA 155 Pro \| ATI Sunpower \| ATB 840 v2 \| Apex \| Wav

07/13/2010, 12:09 PM	#7
noahm Registered Member Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: Huntsville, AL Posts: 2,736	Eunicid? http://www.canreef.com/photopost/dat...0100_0865a.jpg or Phyllodocid? http://reefkeeping.com/issues/2003-04/rs/index.php Last edited by noahm; 07/13/2010 at 12:16 PM.

07/13/2010, 10:15 AM	#4
snowriderz Registered Member Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Staten Island Posts: 166	me too! i found some moving around my rocks when i shut off the light. im worried it is a mantis shrimp and can crack my tank.

07/13/2010, 10:16 AM	#5
ruprecht Registered Member Join Date: Nov 2009 Posts: 148	Sounds like a nudibranch.

07/13/2010, 12:37 PM	#8
phenom5 Unregistered Member Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: Arizona Posts: 5,096	I don't think it's an eunicid. I did some more looking, and I'm thinking it's either a syllid worm... Or a Leocrates Hesionidae. Not sure, but those two seem to look the most like what I saw. __________________ Rob Current Tank Info: DSA 155 Pro \| ATI Sunpower \| ATB 840 v2 \| Apex \| Wav

07/13/2010, 01:11 PM	#9
Sugar Magnolia Registered Member Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: Northern VA Posts: 17,691	Have you checked here? http://www.chucksaddiction.com/hitchworms.html __________________ Adrienne The only thing to fear is fear itself....and spiders.

07/13/2010, 01:17 PM	#10
phenom5 Unregistered Member Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: Arizona Posts: 5,096	Yeah, that's actually where I found those worms. Great site, bookmarked. __________________ Rob Current Tank Info: DSA 155 Pro \| ATI Sunpower \| ATB 840 v2 \| Apex \| Wav

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