What this weird little worm

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I just found this little banded worm/tentacle in my live rock. It doesn’t look like any polychaete or spionid to me.

Here are some pictures and vid of it. Can someone help me id it?
 
Peanut worm. The video shows how it basically "folds out of itself" you can see its "introvert" (anterior section) coming out of itself like you can push the toe of a sock into the heel until the whole thing turns inside-out and disappears into a lump.

https://melevsreef.com/blogs/peanut-worm-pictures

Not a definite ID but showing how there are peanut worms with this color/pattern:
https://reeflex.net/tiere/12161_Phascolosoma_Phascolosoma_agassizii.htm
https://reeflex.net/tiere/7968_Sipunculus_sp.htm
https://reeflex.net/tiere/1643_Phascolosoma_cf_nigrescens.htm
 
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Peanut worm. The video shows how it basically "folds out of itself" you can see its "introvert" (anterior section) coming out of itself like you can push the toe of a sock into the heel until the whole thing turns inside-out and disappears into a lump.

https://melevsreef.com/blogs/peanut-worm-pictures

Not a definite ID but showing how there are peanut worms with this color/pattern:
https://reeflex.net/tiere/12161_Phascolosoma_Phascolosoma_agassizii.htm
https://reeflex.net/tiere/7968_Sipunculus_sp.htm
https://reeflex.net/tiere/1643_Phascolosoma_cf_nigrescens.htm
Thank you very much! I think it is a peanut worm considering its pattern and mouth opening structure. It is a reef safe creature?
 
Peanut worm. The video shows how it basically "folds out of itself" you can see its "introvert" (anterior section) coming out of itself like you can push the toe of a sock into the heel until the whole thing turns inside-out and disappears into a lump.

https://melevsreef.com/blogs/peanut-worm-pictures

Not a definite ID but showing how there are peanut worms with this color/pattern:
https://reeflex.net/tiere/12161_Phascolosoma_Phascolosoma_agassizii.htm
https://reeflex.net/tiere/7968_Sipunculus_sp.htm
https://reeflex.net/tiere/1643_Phascolosoma_cf_nigrescens.htm
Thank you very much! I think it is a peanut worm considering its pattern and mouth opening structure. It is a reef safe creature?
Peanut worms are generally considered reef safe.

Some peanut worms have a weird symbiotic relationship with corals that make them look like parasites by drilling into coral tissue. But apparently its actually beneficial. It's a very rare sight though.

I've not seen a dangerous peanut worm yet, you should be fine 🙂
 
Peanut worm. The video shows how it basically "folds out of itself" you can see its "introvert" (anterior section) coming out of itself like you can push the toe of a sock into the heel until the whole thing turns inside-out and disappears into a lump.

https://melevsreef.com/blogs/peanut-worm-pictures

Not a definite ID but showing how there are peanut worms with this color/pattern:
https://reeflex.net/tiere/12161_Phascolosoma_Phascolosoma_agassizii.htm
https://reeflex.net/tiere/7968_Sipunculus_sp.htm
https://reeflex.net/tiere/1643_Phascolosoma_cf_nigrescens.htm
Thank you very much! I think it is a peanut worm considering its pattern and mouth opening structure. It is a reef safe creature?
Peanut worms are generally considered reef safe.

Some peanut worms have a weird symbiotic relationship with corals that make them look like parasites by drilling into coral tissue. But apparently its actually beneficial. It's a very rare sight though.

I've not seen a dangerous peanut worm yet, you should be fine 🙂
Thank you very much for the information! I’ll keep an eye out for it. It’s pretty cute.
 

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