Help strange Alien creature ID

Lionfish Lair · Mar 13, 2016

How long has your tank been up?

mOnsterzOas26 · Mar 13, 2016

Lionfish Lair said:
How long has your tank been up?

This tank where I found it has been up and running for about a year

dodgerblew · Mar 13, 2016

mOnsterzOas26 said:
Let's see if video works

Nothing like looking at a strange worm to jazz

Squishie89 · Mar 13, 2016

I think it is a type of tube worm. It looks similar (I know there are some differences) to what a coco worm looks like out of it's tube. Also, notice the spiral configuration happening on these appendages, reminds me of a christmas tree worm or a coco worm. I would ask Dr. Ron Shimek (if he doesn't know it off the top of his head, he will research it).

Lionfish Lair · Mar 13, 2016

Yes, I agree all the features are there. LeslieH will know.

Baby Ray · Mar 14, 2016

I hope you find this one out!!!!
I love a good mystery

DanConnor · Mar 14, 2016

Looks kind of like Echiura

Lionfish Lair · Mar 28, 2016

I really think this is a tube worm who has lost his plume and that's the vestimentum and trunk that is left. When you do a Google image search for Riftia pachyptila, a lot of pictures come up that are similar. I'm not saying that is the species, it was just the search term that led me to those photos.

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