I so thought I saw an isopod, but microscopically, I so don’t know what it is. Do you?

[mandyvan]

Caught this little bugger during a coral dip fest this morning. Put him in the interesting critters bin and checked him out under the new little microscope my husband surprised me with.

Great job for less than $65.00:
https://a.co/d/57Fl46N

Here’s the YouTube link for the video:

I so thought I was looking at an isopod, but I so don’t know. Do you?

youtube.com

 

[WheatToast]

“Sand skater” isopod (Sphaeromatidae/Serolidae). These "pods" are harmless scavengers:

 

[mandyvan]

Thank you! I like that answer much better than “a blood-sucking shrimp parasite”.
There is some cool movement going on in the video.