Spaghetti worm

[Ken Kinman]

Franz,
      You were right, it apparently is Saxipendium.  I would have guessed it
was a beardworm (pogonophoran), whose "beards" would look a little like
sphagetti and they live near hydrothermal vents.  There is also a polychaete
called sphagetti worm, but they are kept in aquariums (aquaria?), so I doubt
that they would live near vents.
     Anyway, here is the only link I could find that answers your question:
http://oceanlink.island.net/ask/deepsea.html
                       -------Ken Kinman
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>From: Franz Alfred <franz at LIST.UFL.EDU>
>Reply-To: Franz Alfred <franz at LIST.UFL.EDU>
>To: TAXACOM at USOBI.ORG
>Subject: Spaghetti worm
>Date: Tue, 5 Sep 2000 14:21:10 -0400
>
>Hi,
>
>Can any kind soul help me to identify the "spaghetti worm" found in
>the hydrothermal vent zone? It is described as "resembling
>handfuls of white spaghetti draped over rocks."
>
>I think it is Saxipendium coronatum, (Hemichordata,
>Enteropneusta) but I do not have anything to confirm.
>
>Thanks for any help or lead
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