| Geosesarma malayanum | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Subphylum: | Crustacea |
| Class: | Malacostraca |
| Order: | Decapoda |
| Infraorder: | Brachyura |
| Family: | Sesarmidae |
| Genus: | Geosesarma |
| Species: | G. malayanum |
| Binomial name | |
| Geosesarma malayanum Ng & Lim, 1986 |
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Geosesarma malayanum is a species of small red crab which is found in Malaysia.[1] It is famous for its relationship with pitcher plants: as such, it is classified as a nepenthephile.[2] G. malayanum is known to visit Nepenthes ampullaria plants and raid the pitchers of their contents.[1] 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.[1]