Florent's Guide To The

Tropical Reefs

Crowned Coral Crab
Quadrella coronata
Crowned Coral Crab
Category: Coral Crabs
Scientific Name: Quadrella coronata
Size: Up to 0.5 in. (1.5 cm)  
Distribution: Indo-West Pacific
Arthropoda (Phylum)
└Crustacea (Subphylum)
 └Multicrustacea (Superclass)
  └Malacostraca (Class)
   └Eumalacostraca (Subclass)
    └Eucarida (Superorder)
     └Decapoda (Order)
      └Pleocyemata (Suborder)
       └Brachyura (Infraorder)
        └Trapezioidea (Superfamily)
         └Trapeziidae (Family)
          └Quadrella (Genus)
           └Q. coronata (Species)

Crustaceans
Coral Crabs

Crowned Coral Crab

Two Tooth Guard Crab

Yellow-Spotted Guard Crab

Rust-Spotted Guard Crab

Honeycomb Guard Crab

Red-Spotted Guard Crab

Elkhorn Coral Crab



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