''Trapezia'' is a genus of guard crabs in the family Trapeziidae. Like other members of this family, they live in association with

coral Corals are marine invertebrates within the class Anthozoa of the phylum Cnidaria. They typically form compact colonies of many identical individual polyps. Coral species include the important reef builders that inhabit tropical oceans and ...

s, feeding on coral tissue and mucus, and defending the corals from predators, like starfish. It contains the following species: Red-spotted guard crab protecting its cauliflower coral

Red-spotted guard crab protecting its cauliflower coral

*'' Trapezia areolata'' Dana, 1852 *''

Trapezia bella ''Trapezia'' is a genus of guard crabs in the family Trapeziidae. Like other members of this family, they live in association with corals, feeding on coral tissue and mucus, and defending the corals from predators, like starfish. It contains ...

'' Dana, 1852 *'' Trapezia bidentata'' (Forskål, 1775) *'' Trapezia cheni'' Galil, 1983 *'' Trapezia corallina'' Gerstaecker, 1857 *'' Trapezia cymodoce'' (Herbst, 1801) *'' Trapezia digitalis'' Latreille, 1828 *'' Trapezia flavopunctata'' Eydoux & Souleyet, 1842 *'' Trapezia formosa'' Stimpson, 1869 *'' Trapezia garthi'' Galil, 1983 *'' Trapezia globosa'' Castro, 1997 *''

Trapezia guttata ''Trapezia'' is a genus of guard crabs in the family Trapeziidae. Like other members of this family, they live in association with corals, feeding on coral tissue and mucus, and defending the corals from predators, like starfish. It contains ...

'' Rüppell, 1830 *''

Trapezia intermedia ''Trapezia'' is a genus of guard crabs in the family Trapeziidae. Like other members of this family, they live in association with corals, feeding on coral tissue and mucus, and defending the corals from predators, like starfish. It contains ...

'' Miers, 1886 *''

Trapezia lutea ''Trapezia'' is a genus of guard crabs in the family Trapeziidae. Like other members of this family, they live in association with corals, feeding on coral tissue and mucus, and defending the corals from predators, like starfish. It contains ...

'' Castro, 1997 *''

Trapezia neglecta ''Trapezia'' is a genus of guard crabs in the family Trapeziidae. Like other members of this family, they live in association with corals, feeding on coral tissue and mucus, and defending the corals from predators, like starfish. It contains ...

'' Castro, 2003 *''

Trapezia punctimanus ''Trapezia'' is a genus of guard crabs in the family Trapeziidae. Like other members of this family, they live in association with corals, feeding on coral tissue and mucus, and defending the corals from predators, like starfish. It contains ...

'' Odinetz, 1984 *'' Trapezia punctipes'' Castro, 1997 *'' Trapezia richtersi'' Galil & Lewinsohn, 1983 *'' Trapezia rufopunctata'' (Herbst, 1799) *'' Trapezia septata'' Dana, 1852 *'' Trapezia serenei'' Odinetz, 1984 *'' Trapezia speciosa'' Dana, 1852 *''

Trapezia tigrina ''Trapezia'' is a genus of guard crabs in the family Trapeziidae. Like other members of this family, they live in association with coral Corals are marine invertebrates within the class Anthozoa of the phylum Cnidaria. They typically f ...

'' Eydoux & Souleyet, 1842

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