Red & White hitchiker ID?

[SBlisters]

I saw what looked like a worm living in one of my rocks.
Its width was larger than that of a charger cord, but less than a pencil.
Didn't see back end, but front end had several (4?) tentacular cirri that were skinny and long. Reminiscent of a medusa worm, but not hairy.
Body was tubular and uniform in width (what I saw of it). Bright red color with horizontal white banding at (what appeared to be) irregular intervals.
The closest coloring I've been able to compare it to for what I've seen online is the picture below (NOTE- NOT PIC OF WHAT I SAW) of what was labeled as a ribbon worm. The anatomy of the ribbon worm doesn't seem to match up with what I saw because of the feelers.
Does NOT have the locomotive little spikes that a Bristle Worm has. Smooth body, that didn't appear to be segmented.

I've only seen this thing one time while I was feeding. It lives in the rock that my green star polyp is encrusted on.

 

[jason_mazzy]

I don't know but i want it.

 

[cloak]

The link below might help. (Info Links > Hitchhikers > Worms)

http://chucksaddiction.thefishestate.net/

 

[ebushrow]

#reefsquad

 

[redfishbluefish]

Could you be seeing one arm of a brittle or serpent starfish?

 

[SBlisters]

UPDATE: I attempted to draw the worm out with some Rod's & saw 2 more worms in this same rock! 1 is a Bristle worm, and the other is another unknown one! This new unknown is a segmented, legged worm with a white band near its head and striped tentacular cirri. It's kind of a ruddy color in the lights. Terrible pics of it below. WHAT IS UP WITH THIS ROCK? There is also a hitchhiker crab in there too!

 

[SBlisters]

Could you be seeing one arm of a brittle or serpent starfish?

If I hadn't seen the head, I'd have gone with a solid maybe. Since I did, I know that it has "feelers" coming of it like a worm, not like the tip of a serpent star or brittle star (BTW, I have a brittle star in my tank too, but that's on purpose).

 

[Lionfish Lair]

That could be a eunice by the white collar I see.

 

[SBlisters]

The link below might help. (Info Links > Hitchhikers > Worms)

http://chucksaddiction.thefishestate.net/

TY! This just identified the second new one. It is a eunicid. Still don't know about the fist one though. It wasn't lured out by the Rod's.

 

[taintstick]

It's a Reef safe water Moccasin!!! Lol just kidding!!

 

[Shaddow_wolf169]

phylum nemertea
Maybe

 

[jason_mazzy]

http://www.smithsonianmag.com/science-nature/14-fun-facts-about-marine-ribbon-worms-3156969/

 

[cracker]

very cool looking what ever it is.

 

[SBlisters]

If I can get a picture of the darn thing, I'll post it. I've only got the one tank, so I can't isolate the rock. I could pull it out of the tank, but it's covered with my green star polyp.

 

[SBlisters]

It's a Reef safe water Moccasin!!! Lol just kidding!!

We'll have to see about "reef safe." ... haha sobsob

 

[Shaddow_wolf169]

phylum nemertea also known as ribbon worm is a bad guy. When It bite fish or inverts it releases a neurotoxin. You need to get rid of it.

 

[SBlisters]

phylum nemertea also known as ribbon worm is a bad guy. When It bite fish or inverts it releases a neurotoxin. You need to get rid of it.

At this point, I don't think it's a ribbon worm. I think people are more looking at the picture (not a pic of what I actually saw) vs the description I typed. The pic was just a reference because it had the correct coloring, with a smooth body.
I'm not keen on having the eunicid in the tank though, or the crab or bristle worm that are also living in that rock though.

 

[SBlisters]

If I take a large Tupperware and an air stone, is it possible to pull this long enough to force out the hitchhikers without killing the green star polyp?

 

[Shaddow_wolf169]

Pull the rock out and put it in revive for 5 min it will come flying out and the gsp will be completely fine

 

[Jd120988]

Nuke the rock and grab new green star polyps, not worth taking the chance with that eunicid. I'd personally light the rock on fire with a flamethrower to get rid of the eunicid. U could also frag the green star polyp and have it over run your tank in a month from now.