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Animal realm > Invertebrates > Arthropods > Crustaceans > Malacostraca > Decapods > Crabs > Coral crabs > Coral crab

Coral crab

Scientific name : Trapezia sp.2


Very small coral crab, with rounded, smooth carapace, large claws, colour pattern with a red reticule on an orange background. Carapace lenght 1 cm.
Photographed in Bunaken.
Symilar to Trapezia rufopunctata, identified by the reticulated colour pattern.

Associated organisms
Associated with branching hard corals (Pocillopora).


Habitat: Back reef, Lagoon, Reef front

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