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Bearded Fireworm (Hermodice carunculata) ARTICLE

Bearded Fireworm (Hermodice carunculata)

Bearded fireworms are predatory, stinging polychaetes that can damage corals and eat inverts, and they’re not the “normal” bristleworm you ignore.

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Bearded Fireworm (Hermodice carunculata)
Bristleworms (Eurythoe spp.) ARTICLE

Bristleworms (Eurythoe spp.)

Bristleworms are common reef hitchhikers that usually help clean detritus, but large individuals and certain species can become nuisance pests.

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Bristleworms (Eurythoe spp.)
Christmas-Tree Hydroid ARTICLE

Christmas-Tree Hydroid

Fire/Christmas-tree hydroids are stinging Pennaria colonies that look like tiny feathery “mini trees” on plugs, racks, and sump/overflow surfaces. They can irritate corals—and sting...

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Christmas-Tree Hydroid
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