White little bugs on monti

[jourspacedan]

Would appreciate an ID on these small white critters on my clown car monti. Are they pests or are they harmless? The monti has been with me for a while and haven't seen anything wrong with it, just got a bit scratched coz of the tweezers.

 

[ISpeakForTheSeas]

Interesting shape to those guys. Any chance you could get one under a microscope?

 

[jourspacedan]

Interesting shape to those guys. Any chance you could get one under a microscope?

Unfortunately I don't have a microscope. Hopefully, these things are harmless.

 

[ISpeakForTheSeas]

Unfortunately I don't have a microscope. Hopefully, these things are harmless.

Any pods that climb over a coral like that would be suspect in my book, but not necessarily bad; I'd suggest keeping an eye on it for any damage/irritation.

My best guess based on the shape without closer pics is some kind of Valviferan isopods, which would be harmless/beneficial.