Some Kind of Red Worm, Help indentify

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I just got this coral in today, and I noticed it has some sort of red worm on it, there is only a hand full of them and each pic, looks like something else. My first thought was flatworms, but they are on zoanthids, NOT sps. Another pic of them looks like red ribbon worms and another looks like a red nudibranch, So I have no clue what it is, maybe some of you all with more experience with worms could help Identify it, Thanks.....
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ok... I just dipped it in freshwater for 10 mins, pulled off as many as I could see with surgical tweezers. They are for the most part about 1/4 inch long cylinder shapped, and bright red. They look more like ribbon worms then flatworms, so I have no clue, they are still going in QT.
 
Interesting. They look like a type of larva that swarmed us on our way back up during the night dives. They were highly attracted to light, though. Where they down in the colony, or out on the surface more?
 
down in the colony, I looked the colony over really good before I got them, but once i had them floating, thats when I noticed them. The pics are from the colony floating in the bag. I got like 400+ total polyps in this colony, roughly 70% radioactive dragon eyes, 30% Eagle eyes that look as good as my others. I already have several frags of the RDE's that fell off the main colony.The colony is on what looks like an old birdsnest coral, about 3x6" piece.

So Gary, if you still want some Eagle eyes, let me know, lol. Ive got bunches and bunches of them, lol.
 
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