ID please

[leinad25]

I found this weird crustacean looking thing embedded in the side of an elegance coral, any ideas on what it could be.

 

[DylanCameron]

Looks to be some type of gall crab. Did it create a burrow or hole in the elegance skeleton?

Cryptochiridae - Wikipedia

en.m.wikipedia.org

 

[leinad25]

Yup that’s exactly what it did. Is it something that will spread to other LSP?

 

[DylanCameron]

Yup that’s exactly what it did. Is it something that will spread to other LSP?

Nope you’ll be fine

 

[kgstei]

Always learning something new here

 

[MarkSzy]

Always learning something new here

Yup!! That’s why I am always ready reading these ID please and what is this posts. Great knowledge here.