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Hi there -

I saw two of these on a newly acquired Asternia snail.

Can any one confirm if I should be worried? Are these pest hudroids? As soon as I attempt to pull it off, it retracts.

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Hi there -

I saw two of these on a newly acquired Asternia snail.

Can any one confirm if I should be worried? Are these pest hudroids? As soon as I attempt to pull it off, it retracts.

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That looks like a feather duster worm rather than hydroids to me - I assume it retracts into a tube hidden somewhere on that shell, correct?
 
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They are pretty small so it is hard to tell if they retract into a tube, but they definitely do retract as soon as I attempt to touch it with tweezers.
 
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