Florent's Guide To The Hawaiian, South Pacific and

Indo-Pacific Reefs

Honeycomb Guard Crab
Trapezia septata
Honeycomb Guard Crab
Category: Coral Crabs
Scientific Name: Trapezia septata
Size: Up to 1.5 in. (2 cm)  
Distribution: Indo-Pacific, Australia
Arthropoda (Phylum) Arthropods
└Crustacea (Subphylum) Crustaceans
 └Multicrustacea (Superclass) Typical Crustaceans
  └Malacostraca (Class) Malacostracans
   └Eumalacostraca (Subclass) Decapods, Isopods, and Allies
    └Eucarida (Superorder)
     └Decapoda (Order) Decapods
      └Pleocyemata (Suborder)
       └Brachyura (Infraorder) True Crabs
        └Trapezioidea (Superfamily) Coral Crabs
         └Trapeziidae (Family)
          └Trapezia (Genus)
           └T. septata (Species)
WoRMS ID: 443885🔗
iNaturalist ID: 512836🔗

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