pocillopora worm

I got my first sps coral a few days ago, its a green pocillopora damicornis, it was originally 40 bucks but i got it for 25 because there was something called a slime worm living in a hollowed out branch. you could see him sticking his head out and letting off a web of slime. I was told to just put some putty over the end of the branch to kill it. so I plugged the hole and everything seems to be fine but I was woundering if anyone has ever heard of that kinda worm before. it was pretty wide too maybe about 1/4 inch wide.
Thanks, Tyler

 

heres a picture after i plugged it. Will the coral encrust over the putty plug or should i just cut the branch after a few days and the worm dies

 

It's a Vermetid snail.

 

Thats exactly what it is, I just looked it up. Ive been looking forever online for slime worms and stuff like that with no results. Thanks alot sushigirl

 

heheheh no problem!

If your LFS (I'm assuming bought from a store) didn't know what it was, maybe you should check here before you take their word for anything else!

 

Ya the place i got it from is one of the more reputable places around me and i probably should have asked more about it but I just kinda shrugged it off since he said to just plug the hole and it will die. Should I cut the tube off after it dies or will the coral just encrust over the putty? Its already covering the lower half of the tube

 

I don't keep SPS corals, so can't really recommend what you should do. I've heard people say they clip them off of their rocks & stuff. Their recommendation was fine, but their ID not so much!