SAND WORM? (ID Please)

[rbredding]

Here it is... I've got several of them, they don't seem to be causing any trouble.. but Id like to know what they are...
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[mvm]

spaghetti worms, I think. Harmless.

 

[gnashty]

I have them all over..didnt know what they were either

 

[lilrobb]

I thought spaghettis were the ones that are yellowish and look like tangled wool...?

 

[hackman72]

LilRobb;571400 wrote: I thought spaghettis were the ones that are yellowish and look like tangled wool...?

+1 I thought so too.

I've had tons of these things Ron. They seem to come and go. Good detritus eaters from what I've seen so to me they're harmless.

 

[rbredding]

yes.. I don't think they are bad... I just didn't know if anyone knew what they were exactly..


I've looked up the spaghetti worms.. that ain't these..

 

[hackman72]

I would actually like to know myself. I have wondered what they are.

 

[brianjfinn]

I've got tons of these. I think I've been referring to them as vermatid snails, but I don't think that's right. Vermatids apparently have coiled tubes.

 

[hackman72]

brianjfinn;571509 wrote: I've got tons of these. I think I've been referring to them as vermatid snails, but I don't think that's right. Vermatids apparently have coiled tubes.

firm stationary surfaces

Yes. Vermatid snails have coiled tubed and usually are attached to liverock and stationary surfaces. They look like they have a spider web they use to gather food.

 

[brianjfinn]

Just did a google image search and didn't come up with anything. I'll keep looking.

 

[rbredding]

I've been looking too (exhausted the search terms that I can think of)

 

[gnashty]

they are odd lil buggers - like they use the substrate to build thier "tube" maybe even to shield them from the light - when you break it open you see little yellowish super thin worm inside. maybe we could bring some to the meeting and dissect or get an ID from the masses?

 

[rbredding]

... better bring a microscope also..