Bristle worm poop, what do they look like?

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I have a fair number of bristle worms in my tank yet I have no idea what their poop look like.
I searched the forum and the internet but couldn't get any pics or description of the bristle worm sh#t. I could find some stuff on lugworm poop though but they are different.

Does anyone know what bristle worm poop look like?
 
ryan reynolds hd GIF
 
Given the number of bristle worms in the tank and not a lot of flow, I thought it was strange that I never come across them (the poop). I just want to be able to recognise one (the poop) when I see one (the poop).
... is it weird?
 
From my own experience, Bobbit worm poop are relatively large oval dark balls. Don’t know about bristle worm. You can see it in the video below for a split second.

 
Never personally seen the faecal pellets in my tank but I found this picture from a study on research gate
 

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