Mystery growth on snail shell

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I am starting up a nano reef tank. I was gifted a 13.5-gallon Fluval Evo and plan on stocking with a small pair of Clarkii clowns and an anemone, as well as some basic corals. I have a larger tank currently in the process of being set up that the fish will be moved to once they start to outgrow the Fluval. I finally was able to introduce a clean-up crew and noticed a few days later one of my snails has a small plant I am unaware of growing from it's shell, can anyone help me identify this growth and how I should about with treating it or removing it if its harmful?
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They usually fade away, but I think I have heard of invasions? I got some once from Jamaica but they didnt persist in my system.
 
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