Type of spaghetti worm? (pics)

[iwishtofish]

This was on my glass this evening. I'd guess it was a little longer than the diameter of dime:




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Can anyone ID it for certain? It is the only one I have ever seen in the tank.

[not_sponsored]

Wow, looks cool, almost like a virus, I have no idea what it is >.>

[Paintbug]

that is a cirratulid polychaete AKA hair worm. they are excellent detritus munchers.

[reefworm]

looks like a spaghetti to me. check this vid out:
http://archive.reefcentral.com/forum...readid=1287715

[iwishtofish]

Thanks Paintbug and reefworm. I think the two types of worms look very similar. I'll scan the web for more picture comparisons!

It's a creepy critter, anyway!

[driftin]

I have a bunch of them in my sand bed and every now and then see one on the glass. I don't know whether it's a hair worm or spaghetti (I've called them both names interchangeably) but I can agree with Paintbug that they do a great job of keeping my sandbed clean.