Steve973
05/30/2006, 09:26 PM
Like many of the ID requests here, I can't really get a picture that would amount to anything helpful, but I spotted the tip of a worm the other day, suspiciously near where my best colony of zoanthids disappeared. This worm is innocent until proven guilty, but it's strange looking. Maybe someone can hazard a guess regarding its identity:
The tip is white, and the end is "forked" and it looks like it could possibly be a very large mouth or some kind of pincher/grabber. It seems much bigger than the other (small) bristle worms that I occasionally see in the tank when I'm feeding. I have never seen this worm extend from the crevice, but i haven't been spying on the tank at night very much. The end of this worm looks like it could grab stuff and pull it around pretty well, or pull things (like zoanthids) off of a rock. As far as I know, the ends of bristle worms aren't split. Any idea what types of worms have split/forked ends?
Thanks in advance, and I apologize for the lack of a photo. I don't expect a miracle ID, but maybe somebody has an idea.
The tip is white, and the end is "forked" and it looks like it could possibly be a very large mouth or some kind of pincher/grabber. It seems much bigger than the other (small) bristle worms that I occasionally see in the tank when I'm feeding. I have never seen this worm extend from the crevice, but i haven't been spying on the tank at night very much. The end of this worm looks like it could grab stuff and pull it around pretty well, or pull things (like zoanthids) off of a rock. As far as I know, the ends of bristle worms aren't split. Any idea what types of worms have split/forked ends?
Thanks in advance, and I apologize for the lack of a photo. I don't expect a miracle ID, but maybe somebody has an idea.