Worm ID needed

[leptang]

I don't think its a bristle worm.

 

[leptang]

Its super fast and i can't suck it out either

 

[danzig]

Oh dang how big is that thing?

 

[leptang]

Oh dang how big is that thing?

Its about 10-20mm bunched up or about 40mm stretched out maybe 3-4mm in circumference. Faster than lightning too.

 

[Moonrock]

Following to see what it is.

 

[leptang]

This little guy likes to hangout on the kenya tree. This is my QT/frag tank. I guess ill add a coral banded shrimp if i can't identify this worm.

 

[Tiki Reef Joshua]

Following

 

[duberii]

Maybe a syllid worm? I have never had one, but it looks similar to pictures I've seen. I think they're predatory on corals such as that kenya :/

 

[JGT]

Yes, syllid worm. Will eat soft corals. That’s why he’s been hanging around your Kenya. Time to nuke him.

 

[king aiptasia]

for what its worth lab culturing of a couple species of syllid worms are reared on boiled vegetable matter such as spinach. There is a lot of species you may encounter, take a look https://eol.org/pages/121/

 

[leptang]

The best picture i can tank

 

[vetteguy53081]

Havent seen one of these in years !! The syllids are a large and diverse group of active worms which are mostly found creeping over sponges, ascidians, hydroids, bryozoa and algae or burrowing in the surface layers of silt and are common in protected sandbanks. They pierce the skin of these sedentary animals and pump out the juice with their piercing mouths (see below).

 

[leptang]

So how to kill this guy and if there is others? Pig dewormer?

 

[leptang]

I managed to suck out one but there's more then one in my frag/quarantine tank. I also fished out my coral banded shrimp from my display tank and put him in the frag/QT tank. Hopefully the shrimp will go to town on the worms but i don't think that will eliminate all the worms.
As i sucked out the worm it looked as if the worm dropped pieces or babies/clones of itself.
Anyhow im going to take the worm i caught to work with me to get a look at it under the microscope tomorrow in my lab.
I need to make a plan to rid these worms, because they do look as if they are munching on the soft coral.

 

[Will Wohlers]

Holy hell that's a creepy piece of spaghetti

 

[leptang]

Ok i looked at it under a microscope and it looks like Nudisyllis pulliger

 

[king aiptasia]

Ok i looked at it under a microscope and it looks like Nudisyllis pulliger

I need a better reference for syllid worms, what book did you use for this identification?

 

[leptang]

I need a better reference for syllid worms, what book did you use for this identification?

Looks like in figure B under the microscope

Guide and keys for the identification of Syllidae (Annelida, Phyllodocida) from the British Isles (reported and expected species)

In November 2012, a workshop was carried out on the taxonomy and systematics of the family Syllidae (Annelida: Phyllodocida) at the Dove Marine Laboratory, Cullercoats, Tynemouth, UK for the National Marine Biological Analytical Quality Control (NMBAQC) Scheme. Illustrated keys for subfamilies...

zookeys.pensoft.net

 

[leptang]

Thank you vetteguy53081 for pointing me in the right direction!

 

[king aiptasia]

Looks like in figure B under the microscope

Guide and keys for the identification of Syllidae (Annelida, Phyllodocida) from the British Isles (reported and expected species)

In November 2012, a workshop was carried out on the taxonomy and systematics of the family Syllidae (Annelida: Phyllodocida) at the Dove Marine Laboratory, Cullercoats, Tynemouth, UK for the National Marine Biological Analytical Quality Control (NMBAQC) Scheme. Illustrated keys for subfamilies...

zookeys.pensoft.net

thanks, I notice some groups of benthic animals are super hard to find data on