Worm ID

We found this worm just below the surface at the breakwater in Monterey Bay, California, at the beginning of a night dive recently. So far we can't find it in any of our books, and it's outside Leslie's bailiwick Can anybody identify it?

You worm abuser! I can't believe you handled the marine wildlife - for shame!

Sorry, that was a sarcastic joke. Welcome to Wetpixel Dave.

Just from my experience it looks like a peanut worm - but I'm sure our resident worm expert can do a lot better than I can.

Regards,

James

Echinodermata, Holothuroidea, Synaptidae, probably Leptosynapta, juvenile.

Some examples:

http://books.google.com/books?id=DyyJIb2Iv...6&ct=result

http://www.mer-littoral.org/30/leptosynapta-inhaerens.php

http://www.mbl.edu/marine_org/marine_org.p...&myID=BX838

You worm abuser! I can't believe you handled the marine wildlife - for shame!

 

Sorry, that was a sarcastic joke. Welcome to Wetpixel Dave.

 

Just from my experience it looks like a peanut worm - but I'm sure our resident worm expert can do a lot better than I can.

 

Regards,

James

You had me there for a second But it's not my hand in the picture, so NYAAAHHHH!!!!!

Thanks for the welcome. So far I like it here...