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) 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)
          └Quadrella (Genus)
           └Q. coronata (Species)
WoRMS ID: 210309🔗
iNaturalist ID: 194616🔗

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