weird worm

[Hara]

I am starting to find these tube worm thingies here and there and cannot identify them. I am suspecting that it is due to one of these that all my ricordia abandoned their rock...but not sure.

All help identifying its type and tendencies is appreciated.

 

[steve-s]

Can't tell by the pic but do they have a tube? Soft/calcerous or live in the rock itself?

Cheers
Steve

 

[Hara]

That seems to be the tube (calcerous) and the feelers come out now and then.

 

[steve-s]

I think the type is serpula vermicularis a calcareous tube worm but without a better pic I cannot narrow it down. See if that name and a google search helps...

Cheers
Steve

 

[Hara]

Thanks steve, will check that out.