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  1. molymonte

    molymonte Plankton

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    Hi ALL,

    Rides a turbo snail and grew on it,
     

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  2. amcarrig

    amcarrig Super Moderator

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    In the first picture, I see some asterina snails and a stomatella snail. Not sure what's stuck to the snail in the second picture unless it's the same critter but just doesn't look the same?
     
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  3. aquaboy

    aquaboy Panda Puffer

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    Amcarrig, it looks as if the thing in the second picture has a calcerous tube, like a vermetid snail. Can vermetid snails be white?
     
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  4. baugherb

    baugherb Giant Squid

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    Welcome to 3Reef>>>>>>
     
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  5. Jason McKenzie

    Jason McKenzie Super Moderator

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    Looks like tube worms. The first has grown on a snail the second on rock.
     
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  6. sssnake

    sssnake Montipora Digitata

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    I think that both pictures show this tube worm on a snail. The second pic is zoomed much more making it appear like it's on a rock.
     
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  7. amcarrig

    amcarrig Super Moderator

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    OK, I was obviously looking at the wrong thing(s) in those pictures :lol: It does look like a vermetid but I've never seen a white one so I'll go with the tube worm theory.
     
    amcarrig, Jan 2, 2008
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  8. reef_guru

    reef_guru Humpback Whale

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    chaetopterid worm
     
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