Resolved Worm? Majano? Looks evil to me!

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  1. reefmonkey

    reefmonkey Giant Squid

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    I was inspecting the 90 today (is there really anything else TO do?) and found this nasty looking thing protruding from the sand. First thought was majano that had bleached a little but on closer inspection it appears to be the jaws (???) of some nasty predatory critter. I tried to grab them with my planting tongs but they disappeared and sifting the sand revealed nothing.

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  2. Zoanthids21

    Zoanthids21 McKoscker’s Flasher Wrasse

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    Might be some type of nudibranch.
     
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  3. skipro

    skipro Astrea Snail

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    you say it has jaws.....it could be a euclid worm.
     
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  4. reefmonkey

    reefmonkey Giant Squid

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    Definitely not a nudi. It's pretty much stationary and sticks out of the sand.

    Looks like it could have jaws. It came back after I sifted through the sand. Almost in the same spot so I'm thinking it's a sickly majano.
     
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  5. gabbagabbawill

    gabbagabbawill Pajama Cardinal

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    I think you mean eunicid worm.

    It's really difficult to tell without a better picture...

    just for giggles...

     
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  6. Corailline

    Corailline Super Moderator

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    It is a dry heat, yeah right !
    Looks like a nasty little majano to me. I get the exact same thing, I scope then out with a teaspoon.

    Disclaimer: I claim no responsibility if you kill the little bugger, if it turns out to be majano. I would take an image but camera acting up.

    :)
     
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  7. reefmonkey

    reefmonkey Giant Squid

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    gross! that would be the end of it for me LOL
     
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  8. SushiGirl

    SushiGirl Barracuda

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    Can't tell anything from that pic. Can you get closer?
     
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  9. xmetalfan99

    xmetalfan99 Giant Squid

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    looks like aptasia tentacles sticking out of the sand.
     
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  10. reefmonkey

    reefmonkey Giant Squid

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    Majano or aiptasia. What ever it was fried on my zapper and stuck. ;D Wasn't a predatory worm.
     
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