Worm ID

[Kenmx10]

I found this worm this morning crawling on some rock. He's about a 1/4" long. Any ideas?

 

[Tahoe61]

No idea but very cool.

 

[Lionfish Lair]

Did you pull it from the rock. It appears imcomplete. Epitokes are "partial worms", but it doesn't really look like one to me.

 

[Lionfish Lair]

Ken, do you mind if I post the picture here?

 

[Kenmx10]

Did you pull it from the rock. It appears imcomplete. Epitokes are "partial worms", but it doesn't really look like one to me.

Its complete. I got it using a turkey baster. If you look closely you can see its head.

 

[Kenmx10]

Ken, do you mind if I post the picture here?

Sure, go ahead.

 

[Lionfish Lair]

*oops*

 

[Lionfish Lair]

That has to be an epitoke or an atoke.

 

[Kenmx10]

here

That has to be an epitoke.

Is that good or bad?

 

[Kenmx10]

Heres a photo under less magnification.

 

[Lionfish Lair]

It's neither at the moment, as many polychaetes reproduce this way, but you can't ID them based on this piece.

 

[Lionfish Lair]

Heres a photo under less magnification.

Ya, that's an epitoke, IMO.

 

[Kenmx10]

Thx Renee, Im not sure what to do with it. I would like to know whats in my tank though, being that it was near 3 Acropora. I might try to let it grow separately somehow and see what it turns in too.

 

[Lionfish Lair]

You can throw that out. I would.

 

[Lionfish Lair]

This is a cool picture of an epitoke forming...

 

[Kenmx10]

Nice article. Thx

 

[Lionfish Lair]

I like that article too. Nice and simple without all the information you don't want or need.