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Trapeziidae is a family of crabs, commonly known as coral crabs. All the species in the family are found in a close symbiosis with cnidarians. They are found across the Indo-Pacific, and can best be identified to the species level by the colour patterns they display.[2] Members of the family Tetraliidae were previously included in the Trapeziidae, but the similarities between the taxa is the result of convergent evolution.[3]
Subfamilies and genera
The World Register of Marine Species lists the following subfamilies and genera:[1]
Calocarcininae Stevcic, 2005
- Calocarcinus Calman, 1909
- Philippicarcinus Garth & Kim, 1983
- Sphenomerides Rathbun, 1897
Quadrellinae Stevcic, 2005
- Hexagonalia Galil, 1986
- Hexagonaloides Komai, Higashiji & Castro, 2010
- Quadrella Dana, 1851
Trapeziinae Miers, 1886
- Trapezia Latreille, 1828
References
- ^ a b Davie, Peter (2015). "Trapeziidae Miers, 1886". WoRMS. World Register of Marine Species. Retrieved 2015-07-04.
- ^ Peter Castro. "Trapeziid crabs (Brachyura : Xanthoidea : Trapeziidae) of New Caledonia, eastern Australia, and the Coral Sea". In B. Richer de Forges (ed.). Les fonds meubles des lagons de Nouvelle-CalMonie (Sédimentologie, Benthos) (PDF). Études & Thèses, volume 3. Paris: ORSTOM. pp. 59–107. ISBN 2-7099-1376-3.
- ^ Peter Castro, Peter K. L. Ng & Shane T. Ahyong (2004). "Phylogeny and systematics of the Trapeziidae Miers, 1886 (Crustacea: Brachyura), with the description of a new family" (PDF excerpt). Zootaxa. 643: 1–70. ISBN 1-877354-55-4.
External links
Data related to Trapeziidae at Wikispecies
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