Florent's Guide To The

Tropical 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)
└Crustacea (Subphylum)
 └Malacostraca (Class)
  └Eumalacostraca (Subclass)
   └Decapoda (Order)
    └Pleocyemata (Suborder)
     └Brachyura (Infraorder)
      └Trapeziidae (Family)
       └Trapezia (Genus)

Crustaceans
Coral Crabs

Honeycomb Guard Crab

Red-Spotted Guard Crab

Crowned Coral Crab

Two Tooth Guard Crab

Yellow-Spotted Guard Crab

Rust-Spotted Guard Crab



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