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banded Acropora crab Tetralia nigrolineata Family Tetraliidae updated Aug 10 Where seen? This tiny crab with a dark band across the face is sometimes seen in Acropora corals (Acropora sp.) on our Southern shores. Features: Body width about 1cm, body flat, claws with pointed pincers. Brownish to beige, with a narrow dark band across the eyes. Usually more than one crab is seen in a single colony. They are hard to spot and photograph. It feeds on the mucus produced by the hard coral, gathering these with the minute comb-like structures at the tips of its feet. |
 Sisters Island, Mar 06 |
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Face banded Acropora crabs on Singapore shores
 St. John's Island, Sep 09 |
 Terumbu Salu, Jan 10 |
 Beting Bemban Besar, Apr 10 |
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