Geosesarma malayanum

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iGeosesarma malayanum
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Crustacea
Class: Malacostraca
Order: Decapoda
Infraorder: Brachyura
Family: Grapsidae
Genus: Geosesarma
Species: G. malayanum
Binomial name
Geosesarma malayanum
Ng & Lim, 1986

Geosesarma malayanum is a species of small red crab which is found in Borneo. It is famous for its relationship with pitcher plants: as such, it is classified as a nepenthephile. G. malayanum is known to visit Nepenthes ampullaria plants and raid the pitchers of their contents. It uses its claws to crush and consume the drowned prey. However, it has been reported that the crabs are occasionally trapped by pitchers in Brunei.

[edit] References

  • Clarke, C. (1997).  Nepenthes of Borneo. Natural History Publications (Borneo), Kota Kinabalu, 51-52.
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