Bristle worm poop, what do they look like?

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I have a fair number of bristle worms in my tank yet I have no idea what their poop look like.
I searched the forum and the internet but couldn't get any pics or description of the bristle worm sh#t. I could find some stuff on lugworm poop though but they are different.

Does anyone know what bristle worm poop look like?
 

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Given the number of bristle worms in the tank and not a lot of flow, I thought it was strange that I never come across them (the poop). I just want to be able to recognise one (the poop) when I see one (the poop).
... is it weird?
 

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From my own experience, Bobbit worm poop are relatively large oval dark balls. Don’t know about bristle worm. You can see it in the video below for a split second.

 

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Never personally seen the faecal pellets in my tank but I found this picture from a study on research gate
 

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