Thin white worm in St Thomas

[STRFTR]

These were collected in the Keyes. I’m noticing this thin white worm, inside the bounce, moving very slowly. One appears to be poking through. I see a similar thread that suggested maybe peanut worm but wanted to consult the experts!

Thanks.

 

[Matt L]

#reefsquad

 

[Fish Styx]

Can you get us closer pics under whites, please?

 

[STRFTR]

Can you get us closer pics under whites, please?

Sorry I can’t really make whites happen. Is this helpful at all? Thanks.

 

[Rocks reef]

These were collected in the Keyes. I’m noticing this thin white worm, inside the bounce, moving very slowly. One appears to be poking through. I see a similar thread that suggested maybe peanut worm but wanted to consult the experts!

Thanks.

The forked tail one in the first pic is a flat worm. The long strands are eggs.
I would dip it. Be mindful, shrooms are sensitive to dips since they take in a lot of water to expand

 

[Rocks reef]

Sorry I can’t really make whites happen. Is this helpful at all? Thanks.

Just turn down the blues and turn up the whites.
You know most corals appreciate a whiter spectrum

 

[STRFTR]

These were collected in the Keyes. I’m noticing this thin white worm, inside the bounce, moving very slowly. One appears to be poking through. I see a similar thread that suggested maybe peanut worm but wanted to consult the experts!

Thanks.

The forked tail one in the first pic is a flat worm. The long strands are eggs.
I would dip it. Be mindful, shrooms are sensitive to dips since they take in a lot of water to expand

This is the same one a few minutes later. It’s elongated and white, and on the inside of the coral

 

[rayadog]

Does it move fast enough to warrant a video… that’s not blurry

 

[robanister]

Wish you had a microscope dip it . More than once . I found this on my last scope of shroom going downhill months ago

 

[STRFTR]

Does it move fast enough to warrant a video… that’s not blurry

Video isn’t warranted. very slow mover

 

[STRFTR]

Wish you had a microscope dip it . More than once . I found this on my last scope of shroom going downhill months ago

The shroom is doing very well. Whatever it is is on the inside. I don’t know that I could get a microscope shot of that. These move very slowly. Just a very slow wiggle. Not fast enough to have legs

 

[robanister]

The shroom is doing very well. Whatever it is is on the inside. I don’t know that I could get a microscope shot of that. These move very slowly. Just a very slow wiggle. Not fast enough to have legs

Dip first then scope

 

[EnterName]

Wish you had a microscope dip it . More than once . I found this on my last scope of shroom going downhill months ago

Looks like a harmless Polychaete that has probably just taken the opportunity to feed on decaying coral tissue, mucus, and algae/bacteria film caused by the dying coral.
But of course there are some corallivore annelids. The image quality is too low to identify it properly, but the chances of having a microscopic corallivore annelid is quite small as far as I know.

Maybe I should add a few more annelids to my microscopy thread

 

[robanister]

Looks like a harmless Polychaete that has probably just taken the opportunity to feed on decaying coral tissue, mucus, and algae/bacteria film caused by the dying coral.
But of course there are some corallivore annelids. The image quality is too low to identify it properly, but the chances of having a microscopic corallivore annelid is quite small as far as I know.

Maybe I should add a few more annelids to my microscopy thread

Well if there is a bug I probably got it at some point. Past that now.

 

[STRFTR]

The shroom is doing very well. Whatever it is is on the inside. I don’t know that I could get a microscope shot of that. These move very slowly. Just a very slow wiggle. Not fast enough to have legs

Dip first then scope

Dip for something that is sealed inside the coral?