What are these on my dead skeletons?

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I have only seen them on dead or almost dead coral, not observing them on any other frags.
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These are flatworms.
Do you see them under some other acros?
Do you see bite marks on the tissue of the corals?
Look closely in this pic. Does it look like what you have?

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These are flatworms.
Do you see them under some other acros?
Do you see bite marks on the tissue of the corals?
Look closely in this pic. Does it look like what you have?

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Been looking hard and haven't seen anything with bite marks or anything on any living acros.
 

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It is tough to tell from the pictures, hard to see if their shapes are round or flat. Ive had flatworms that accumulated in dead skeletons of my sps. The pic I posted are AEFW but there are other flatworms out there.
 
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Thanks for everyone's comments. I just looked all over everything with a flashlight, and can't see any bites or bugs on anything alive. I do have some stuff n the process of stn and recession, but no bites. I do see some more of these on dead skeletons on my frag rack.
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