Worm eating algae???

seth16

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I've just noticed that on a rock with some ricordeas there is a small worm or feeding mouth like projection that seems to be grabbing at and eating algae. Does anyone know what it is
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It's the whitish tube thing just under the coraline algea
 

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It a spaghetti worm in the rock looking for food.
 

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Ive read it somewhere.....here it is frm thereefuge.com

Spaghetti Worms

Spaghetti worms live in burrows and search for food by extending their very long tentacles. Desirable in a reef aquarium, with their presence indicating a healthy reef system and their scavenging of uneaten food. However, the long tentacles may bother corals that they pass over.

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