Vacuumed this critter off the rocks today, about an inch long, looks kinda like a Bristleworm, but skinnier than most I seem to have and just looks like it has a ton of legs rather than the bristles. Is this just an odd looking bristleworm?
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Yeah, that's a bristleworm - the "legs" are the parapodia; the places where the bristles leave the worm's body.looks like it has a ton of legs rather than the bristles. Is this just an odd looking bristleworm?
They can be; as a general rule for the Eunicids we get in the hobby, if it has five tentacles on its head, then it's probably a Eunicid. Some Eunicids (like the infamous bobbit) are problematic, but others are harmless/beneficial like most bristleworms.I think I have one of these in my tank. Are eunice worms the ones that appear to have 2 fish hooks as teeth?
Well, don't have a eunicid.as a general rule for the Eunicids we get in the hobby, if it has five tentacles on its head, then it's probably a Eunicid.
Thank you! I hate when people lump all eunicid worms together...Yeah, that's a bristleworm - the "legs" are the parapodia; the places where the bristles leave the worm's body.
Yours is probably a Dorvilleid worm, which is harmless/beneficial.
They can be; as a general rule for the Eunicids we get in the hobby, if it has five tentacles on its head, then it's probably a Eunicid. Some Eunicids (like the infamous bobbit) are problematic, but others are harmless/beneficial like most bristleworms.