What is this eating a gorgonian?

[saltyhog]

Not in my tank but something we saw munching on this gorgonian. It's 6-8 inches long.

And zoomed in.

 

[Crabs McJones]

its huge! Some sort of medusa worm maybe?

 

[Lovemyreef2015]

Looks like a type of fireworm

 

[Gareth elliott]

Whatever it is its probably obligate to gorgorians, they are pretty toxic outside cyphoma snails, not much eats them. And cyphoma can only eat them due to detox enzymes it produces.

 

[MTBake]

Looks like a Euclid Worm to me.

 

[saltyhog]

Whatever it is its probably obligate to gorgorians, they are pretty toxic outside cyphoma snails, not much eats them. And cyphoma can only eat them due to detox enzymes it produces.

Honestly, I don't know it was eating the gorgonian. The polyps may have just been retracted due to whatever this is crawling on it.

 

[Dancingmad]

Looks like a Graboid. ;Clown

 

[reef lover]

Fire worm!!
Ill dig up a pic later in one of my books...same guy munching on a gorg...

 

[Jose Mayo]

Not in my tank but something we saw munching on this gorgonian. It's 6-8 inches long.

And zoomed in.

Hermodice carunculata

Yes, they eat gorgonians.

 

[saltyhog]

Thanks Jose!

 

[BellaCoop]

Where did you visit!? That looks like a fun spot!

 

[saltyhog]

Where did you visit!? That looks like a fun spot!

We're in St. Croix! Last day of diving is tomorrow.