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By Bob Goemans
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Family Trapeziidae

Quadrella granulosa

Alcock, 1898

Black Coral Crab

Likely Reef Tank Suitable

Likely Fish-Only Tank Suitable

Range: Indo-West Pacific Ocean: Maldives to Philippines.

Size: 1 inch (2.5 cm)

Natural Environment: Inhabits coastal reefs and seen in association with only black corals.

Aquarium Suitability: Not collected for the aquarium trade.

Taxonomy:

    Kingdom: Animalia

    Phylum: Arthropoda

    Class: Malacostraca

    Subclass: Eumalacostraca

    Order: Decapoda

    Superfamily: Trapezioidea

    Family: Trapeziidae

    Genus: Quadrella

FYI: Shown here for identification only.

 Quadrella granulosa (Black Coral Crab)
Photo © Andrea & Antonella Ferrari
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