Worm-like, scary thing!

[K L R]

I found this last night at about 12 am....it worm like and it can retract really fast form 3 inches to about a cm. I was thinking one of those predatory worms or a tiger tail cucumber.?

and it has a sucker type mouth

 

[WVUReefer]

ewww...

 

[K L R]

yea.. I have no clue what it is!

 

[K L R]

This website

Marine Species Identification Portal : Tiger tail sea cucumber - Holothuria thomasi

shows that there is a similar color between my creature and the cucumber and the description and habitat almost exactly say what my creaature was doing

any suggestions

 

[Salty Water]

I have one of those too. Don't know what it is though...

 

[livebait]

eunicid worm - Google Search ?

 

[K L R]

it doesnt have jaws like one of those worms. just small suckers or feelers

 

[Reefmack]

might also be a peanut worm:

Gulf Specimen Phylum Sipuncula

Sipunculid3

 

[K L R]

Thanks it is a penut worm and the info i found said its completly harmless and a great cuc member

 

[reef dummy]

+2 on peanut worm. I have several and they are harmless.

 

[K L R]

They look like a leech of some sort

 

[monkeymynd]

I just found one in my tank tonight. Weird looking things! Glad they are harmless