What is this??

scpion · Post by **scpion** » Tue Nov 22, 2011 9:50 am

Saw this at the beach today..

Srkoe · Post by **Srkoe** » Tue Nov 22, 2011 9:56 am

Looks like a giant earthworm.

scpion · Post by **scpion** » Tue Nov 22, 2011 10:03 am

hmm.. this thing is pretty flat.. Giant tapeworm?

Troender · Post by **Troender** » Tue Nov 22, 2011 10:08 am

Whatever it is:

J-P · Post by **J-P** » Tue Nov 22, 2011 10:12 am

is there a prize? lol!

xrayjeeper83 · Post by **xrayjeeper83** » Tue Nov 22, 2011 1:52 pm

Bloat told me it was food

chuckfriedrice · Post by **chuckfriedrice** » Tue Nov 22, 2011 1:55 pm

Its nasty! Thats what it is!!!! LOL

goldielocke76 · Post by **goldielocke76** » Tue Nov 22, 2011 3:00 pm

chuckfriedrice wrote:Its nasty! Thats what it is!!!! LOL

LoL +1 ...giant tapeworm crossed my mind.,,,nty.

Post by **Pufferpunk** » Tue Nov 22, 2011 9:09 pm

I asked my invert specialty friend.
The worm in question might be a ribbon worm/Nemertean like this: http://www.wildsingapore.com/wildfacts/ ... ea/red.htm

scpion · Post by **scpion** » Tue Nov 22, 2011 10:02 pm

Yikes!! That is what that is exactly!!

J-P · Post by **J-P** » Wed Nov 23, 2011 4:57 am

Boo!! PP beat me to it.

small nemertean worm, probably in the genus Cerebratulus

J-P · Post by **J-P** » Wed Nov 23, 2011 1:06 pm

DrKennethNoisewater · Post by **DrKennethNoisewater** » Wed Nov 23, 2011 6:39 pm

J-P wrote:here is a full article on them:

http://www.reefkeeping.com/issues/2004-01/rs/index.php

a very cool read about a crazy creature! its very strange how long they get but manage to stay so skinny!

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