10 photos - 4 species
Introduction
A small species that, as the name suggests, lives in corals
Variable in colour and nocturnal.
Hidden deep in their corals during the day.
Trapezia tigrina
Red-spotted guard crab or Tiger coral crab
Maximum length: 1.5 cm
It has about 200 red dots on the carapace and legs.
6 spines.
Photo 1: Bangka Island North Sulawesi
Photos 2 -3: Hurghada Egypt
Trapezziidae
Trapezziidae ( various undescribed coral crabs )
Hurghada Egypt
Quadrella coronata
Gorgonian crab, Black coral crab, Crowned coral crab
or Soft coral crab
Maximum length: 2 cm
Not yet further described, yellow body, legs with yellow bands.
Bangka Island North Sulawesi
Quadrella maculosa
Trapeziid crab
Maximum length: 4 cm
Crab in defence position.
It normally only lives on black coral.
Bangka Island North Sulawesi