Trapezia [Trapezia]
Description
Divers often spot Trapezia as small, busy crabs living right on coral—most famously with branching corals. They’re typically tucked among the coral branches, where their movements and bright, patterned bodies stand out against the reef.
Species
Red-spotted Guard Crab
Trapezia tigrina
Trapezia areolata
Trapezia areolata
Trapezia bella
Trapezia bella
Trapezia bidentata
Trapezia bidentata
Trapezia cheni
Trapezia cheni
Trapezia corallina
Trapezia corallina
Trapezia cymodoce
Trapezia cymodoce
Brown Guard Crab
Trapezia digitalis
Yellow-spotted Guard Crab
Trapezia flavopunctata
Trapezia formosa
Trapezia formosa
Garth’s Guard Crab
Trapezia garthi
Globose Guard Crab
Trapezia globosa
Spotted Guard Crab
Trapezia guttata
Common Guard Crab
Trapezia intermedia
Yellow Guard Crab
Trapezia lutea
Plana box crab
Trapezia plana
Punctimanus box crab
Trapezia punctimanus
Richters' box crab
Trapezia richtersi
Rufopunctata box crab
Trapezia rufopunctata
Septate box crab
Trapezia septata
Trapezia serenei
Trapezia serenei
Trapezia speciosa
Trapezia speciosa
Taxonomy
| Phylum |
Arthropods
Arthropoda
|
|---|---|
| Class |
Crabs, Lobsters & Shrimp
Malacostraca
|
| Order |
Decapods
Decapoda
|
| Family |
Trapeziidae
Trapeziidae
|
Statistics
- Species 22