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coral-gall crab
crustacean
Also known as: Hapalocarcinidae, gall crab
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commensalism in crabs
- In crab: Distribution and variety
…food; another example is the coral-gall crab (Hapalocarcinidae), which irritates the growing tips of certain corals so that they grow to enclose the female in a stony prison. Many of the sluggish spider crabs (Majidae) cover their shells with growing seaweeds, zoophytes, and sponges, which afford them a very effective…
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