What is it?! Hitch hiker on bleaching coral.

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No idea what this is it came off of my coral when i did a dip due to it bleaching.
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Definitely a Seroloidean isopod - these are also known as Trisobites or Sand Skaters, and they should be harmless/beneficial.

I don't recall coming across a taxonomic key for the individual families in the superfamily at the moment, and photos are pretty scarce for a few of the families, so I can't narrow it down beyond that point at the moment.
 

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