Superfamily: Trapezioidea
Family: Domeciidae
Domecia hispida
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Family: Tetraliidae
Tetralia rubridactyla
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Family: Trapeziidae
Subfamily: Trapeziinae
Red-dotted Guard Crab - Trapezia cymodoce
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Brown Guard Crab - Trapezia digitalis
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Rust-spotted Guard Crab - Trapezia rufopunctata
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Honeycomb Coral Crab - Trapezia septata
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Taxonomy:
Phylum: Arthropoda (Arthropods)
> Subphylum: Crustacea (Crustaceans)
> Superclass: Multicrustacea (Typical Crustaceans)
> Class: Malacostraca (Malacostracans)
> Subclass: Eumalocostraca (Decapods, Isopods and Allies)
> Superorder: Eucarida (Decapods and Krill)
> Order: Decapoda (Decapods)
> Suborder: Pleocyemata (Crabs, Lobsters, Shrimps and Allies)
> Infraorder: Brachyura (True Crabs)
> Zoosection: Eubrachyura (Eubrachyuran Crabs)
> Zoosubsection: Heterotremata (Heterotrematan Crabs)
> Superfamily: Trapezioidea
> Family: Domeciidae
> Genus: Domecia
> Species: D. hispida
> Family: Tetraliidae
> Genus: Tetralia
> Species: T. rubridactyla
> Family: Trapeziidae
> Subfamily: Trapeziinae
> Genus: Trapezia
> Species: T. cymodoce - Red-dotted Guard Crab
> Species: T. digitalis - Brown Guard Crab
> Species: T. rufopunctata - Rust-spotted Guard Crab
> Species: T. septata - Honeycomb Coral Crab
^ = possibly
* = likely
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