Odd tube dweller

[uhgster1]

I noticed this growing underneath my monti cap and at first I thought it was coral until I noticed that at the end of the spiral something kept moving it looks like a worm of some type. Is this something to worry about?

 

[Crabs McJones]

I noticed this growing underneath my monti cap and at first I thought it was coral until I noticed that at the end of the spiral something kept moving it looks like a worm of some type. Is this something to worry about?

Looks like the tube of a vermedit snail. Generally harmless but can bother corals if they multiply quickly. Best way to get rid of it is to put a small dab of glue on the opening of the tube, and it'll starve out.

 

[uhgster1]

Thanks. I’ve never seen one that large. I’ve always seen small straight tubes. I kinda like the way this one looks. There’s another one on the other side but that one is growing underneath the cap itself. I thought it was natural coral growth.

 

[KJ]

Vermedit snail.

 

[saltyfilmfolks]

I had one that big. Yo could see his face in the tube.

I wound up naming him.

Some but not all corals can get irritated stung and killed by the mucus web.

 

[Katrina71]

I'd love to see a closer pic. Very cool.

 

[cristata.reef]

I had one that big. Yo could see his face in the tube.

I wound up naming him.

Some but not all corals can get irritated stung and killed by the mucus web.

We have some large ones in CA, namely Thylacodes/Serpulorbis squamigerus, whose tube openings can be as wide as a dime

 

[saltyfilmfolks]

We have some large ones in CA, namely Thylacodes/Serpulorbis squamigerus, whose tube openings can be as wide as a dime

Mmmmm. The stuff of nightmares.