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And as transport times, methods for packaging, etc improve a larger and larger variety of naturally occuring organism will appear magically on live rock because they are SHOULD be there.
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As the methods of packaging have improved the diversity of organisms transported with live rock has diminished in my experience.
The first time I bought live rock it was shipped from Figi in a sealed 5 gallon bucket completely submerged in water. The amount of life was amazing on that rock. There were also about 50 snails and hermit crabs that survived the trip.
Now with "improvements" in transport, rock is shipped wrapped in paper and barely damp to save the weight. Most of the Live Rock I see at the LFSs could barely pass as base rock.
Good article Brian, I'm happy to see you advocating that unknown organisms should be kept and observed .