Urgent Worm & An "Eye Ball"

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  1. LarryS

    LarryS Bristle Worm

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    Two UFOs:

    a) Worm: these are active an seen as hitchhikers on a small rock.

    b) "Eye Ball": shiny round object approx. 1/4" in diameter.

    Mystery Worm 1211-00457 #R.jpg
     
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  2. SnooknRedz

    SnooknRedz Vlamingii Tang

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    b looks like bubble algae to me.
     
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  3. LarryS

    LarryS Bristle Worm

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    And, the worm?
     
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  4. Corailline

    Corailline Super Moderator

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    It is a dry heat, yeah right !
    Worm Hitch Hikers

    You will probably find him on the link above. Pic is a little blurry. :)
     
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  5. LarryS

    LarryS Bristle Worm

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    Sorry about the photo but based on the link you posted, these are Cirratulids. Mine are black and white and appear to be burrowed in the rock. If I can get a better photo or video, I will post it.

    The tentacles are identical to what I see in photos 3 and 4 under the Cirratulids category that are...according to what I am reading...often confused with spaghetti worms.

    The "eye-ball" identified as algae has me wondering if it is actually part of the body of the worm.

    Most important, can I assume these are harmless? I'm not getting clarity from the articles.
     
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  6. TritonsGarden

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    Worm looks like a micro brittle star leg.
     
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  7. Corailline

    Corailline Super Moderator

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    Yup, you're so right. You can see it's other legs deeper in the indentation.
    Good eye.

    Harmless.

    And the other does look just like bubble algae, not so harmless.
     
    Corailline, Dec 11, 2011
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  8. Magnus

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    Looks like brittle star leg and the "eye" is definitely bubble algae IMHO.

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  9. BlueWaters10

    BlueWaters10 Skunk Shrimp

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    Bubble Algae and micro B Star.
     
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