Another Worm for Leslie

[ptychoptera]

This one appeared on my glass tonight. Around 5mm or so.

 

[LeslieH]

Family Syllidae. It looks as if the antennae and cirri and articulated so subfamily Syllinae. If you can give me close ups of the anterior tract so I can see if there's an internal tooth & it's position, and the setae, I might be able to give you a genus as well. Probably Typosyllis just because there are more species in that genus than all the other genera in that subfamily combined.

 

[Sk8r]

That's a weird one. Leslie, is it reefsafe? What does it eat?

 

[ptychoptera]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=11256536#post11256536 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by LeslieH
Family Syllidae. It looks as if the antennae and cirri and articulated so subfamily Syllinae. If you can give me close ups of the anterior tract so I can see if there's an internal tooth & it's position, and the setae, I might be able to give you a genus as well. Probably Typosyllis just because there are more species in that genus than all the other genera in that subfamily combined.

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Thanks Leslie. I'll keep an eye out for this one and try and get a closeup.

Cheers