Small black dots on leptoseris?

[SamMule]

What are these small black dots appearing on my leptoseris? They seem to show up in the same 3 spots. Some sort of polyp extension? Maybe some kind of worm? Or just a fold where it is growing?
Sorry for the poor picture... Phone camera sucks.

Spots can be seen on lower middle, left and right edges.
Thoughts?

 

[saltyhog]

Hard to tell from the pictures but I would suspect some type of injury/damage. You might be able to get a more helpful picture under white light.

Beautiful lepto! Let's see if any of the guys 'n gals have any ideas. #reefsquad

 

[dwest]

I can’t really tell but that‘s how my LPS grow around my vermatid snails. If it is a vermatid, there should be a hard tube with possible strands of mucous coming out the end. I’m hoping I‘m wrong.

 

[SamMule]

It better not be vermetids! I thought that at one point, but haven't seen any mucous come out of them.
If it is, can I super glue the tubes shut with them in the middle of the lepto?

 

[dwest]

Yep. I have some success doing that. I’m always worried my fish picking at the glue. Good luck.

 

[saltyhog]

Yep. I have some success doing that. I’m always worried my fish picking at the glue. Good luck.

I have actually had that happen recently with an acro. The acro encrusted over the vermeted and it actually looks like and is functionally a new branch beginning.

 

[SamMule]

The spots really seem to come and go. Maybe just shadows in the folds from polyp extension?

 

[SamMule]

Update:
Not vermetid snails. One of my emerald crabs is damaging it.
Think its safe to move the lepto to my new bigger tank?
Its cycling now, (6 days in) but I don't think the ammonia will hurt it... All other parameters are in good shape.
I would move the crab, but nowhere else to put it and it will most certainly be affected by the elevated ammonia in the big tank right now.

Thoughts?