Worm? Nem? Hydroid? What is this thing?

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Got a purple gorgonian with this crazy hitchhiker on the top of one of the tentacles. The little mouth in the middle opens and closes like a claw machine. Then there is like a disc of tentacles with curled/flexible tips. It’s really very cool and I hope it’s not harmful!

Any ideas??

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Looks like a Panamanian hydroid polyp

 
I have never seen that one b4
 

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