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Trapezia

Synonyms: Grapsillus; Trapecia; Trapezium

Wikipedia Abstract

Trapezia is a genus of guard crabs in the family Trapeziidae. Like other members of this family, they live in association with corals, feeding on coral tissue and mucus, and defending the corals from predators, like starfish. It contains the following species:
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Species

Trapezia areolata
Trapezia bella
Trapezia bidentata (rusty guard crab)
Trapezia brevispinosa
Trapezia cheni
Trapezia corallina
Trapezia cymodoce
Trapezia digitalis (brown guard crab)
Trapezia flavopunctata (yellow-spotted guard crab)
Trapezia formosa
Trapezia garthi
Trapezia glaessner
Trapezia glaessneri
Trapezia globosa
Trapezia guttata
Trapezia intermedia (common guard crab)
Trapezia lutea
Trapezia plana
Trapezia prisca
Trapezia punctimanus
Trapezia richtersi
Trapezia rufopunctata (coral crab)
Trapezia septata
Trapezia serenei
Trapezia speciosa
Trapezia tigrina (red-spotted guard crab)

External References

Species taxanomy provided by GBIF Secretariat (2022). GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset https://doi.org/10.15468/39omei accessed via GBIF.org on 2023-06-13; License: CC BY 4.0