New worm in tube ID help please

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Hello. As my tank continues to mature, a few new critters show their face from time to time.
This time, I have about 5 of these growing on some rock.
I’ve circled the worm.
First picture is the ‘mouth’, secondly me is what the tube looks like.

Anyone have any ideas?
Thanks.

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Looks like either a feather duster without its crown or a vermintid worm.
 
I'm going to say it looks like a vermetid
 
Thanks both. Are you sure on the vermatid? I’ve had about 10 so far that I’ve snapped/smashed. They were much thinner, more purple and sticking out away from the surface. These are incrusted onto the surface, white-ish and thicker.
Are they many types of vermatid?

I’ve got a tuxedo urchin that patrols that rock.
 
Thanks both. Are you sure on the vermatid? I’ve had about 10 so far that I’ve snapped/smashed. They were much thinner, more purple and sticking out away from the surface. These are incrusted onto the surface, white-ish and thicker.
Are they many types of vermatid?

I’ve got a tuxedo urchin that patrols that rock.
They come in all different colors, in my tank i have white,brown,lightbrown, and black shells on my vermintids. even if you think you got them all its very likely they've already spored and made more.
 
Got it. Thanks. These are significantly different from the others, definitely not the same species, so I’ll assume I’ve at least two species in my tank.
 

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