Spirorbid Worms growing on palythoa? Is this normal or harmful?

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IT looks like I have Spirorbid Worms growing on my palythoa. Is this normal ? Should I be concerned?

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I did not know that spirobid worms could grow on soft flesh.

Also, that's a Zoanthus, not a Palythoa. Palythoa have a rough/sandy mesoglea, capitulary ridges, and thinner, tapering tentacles.
 
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I did not know that spirobid worms could grow on soft flesh.

Also, that's a Zoanthus, not a Palythoa. Palythoa have a rough/sandy mesoglea, capitulary ridges, and thinner, tapering tentacles.
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