web shooting invert 16th "

[zedman]

I have several inverts that I would like to identify Please help
They are about a 16th of an inch kind of clear to white they shoot a very long string about 4 - 5 inches with side strings about an inch long, they go all the way up the long string on 2 sides.
if a photo is needed I will try to get one any help? thanks
Zed

 

[kmk2307]

Please try to get a photo. Do they move around? Do they seem to be soft-bodied or hard-bodied? Are they in the sand / gravel or up on rocks?

Kevin

 

[Bghost]

Sounds like a Spaghetti worm (Polychaete). This type of worm is known a very beneficial hitchhiker.

 

[zedman]

no it's not a spaghetti worm, it's like a web or coral slime. one string with short side strings it pulls it in with short jerks.

kmk2307 it seems to be soft bodied I guess because it is kind of clear they must move although I have not seen this yet. they are all over the tops of my algae in my 30 gal seahorse tank. the biggets one that I have seen is 1/8 seems to have a black dot on the side. I also so have 2 in my 72 bowfront reef tank that is on a carpet leather you can just make them out if you follow the web to its source. will take pictures tomorrow.

Zed

 

[BrianPlankis]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=8383796#post8383796 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by zedman
no it's not a spaghetti worm, it's like a web or coral slime. one string with short side strings it pulls it in with short jerks.

kmk2307 it seems to be soft bodied I guess because it is kind of clear they must move although I have not seen this yet. they are all over the tops of my algae in my 30 gal seahorse tank. the biggets one that I have seen is 1/8 seems to have a black dot on the side. I also so have 2 in my 72 bowfront reef tank that is on a carpet leather you can just make them out if you follow the web to its source. will take pictures tomorrow.

Zed

Without a picture this is just a guess, but digitate hydroid. Here is a pic:

http://melevsreef.com/id/digitate_hydroid.html

You can do a google search for more images.

Brian

 

[greenbean36191]

Are these strings originating from a flat, relatively round, blobby looking thing stuck to the rock?

 

[zedman]

thanks brian, no their not digitate hydroids ( stick with fingers that bends side to side)

greenbean36191 gives a pretty good discription
also seem to have one or 2 tiny black dots.

Thanks for your input any idea on the name?

 

[greenbean36191]

I think you may be looking at benthic ctenophores. Google Platyctenida or "benthic ctenophore". Don't pay much attention to the colors, since they're variable.

If that's what you've got then they should be harmless. I don't know how to get rid of them though if they annoy you.

 

[zedman]

benthic ctenophores

benthic ctenophores

Thanks greenbean36191 Thats it exactly, accept for the color.

Have a great day

Zed