| Trapeziidae | |
|---|---|
| Trapezia tigrina | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Subphylum: | Crustacea |
| Class: | Malacostraca |
| Order: | Decapoda |
| Infraorder: | Brachyura |
| Superfamily: | Trapezioidea |
| Family: | Trapeziidae Miers, 1886 |
| Type genus | |
| Trapezia Latreille, 1825 |
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Trapeziidae is a family of crabs. All the species in the family are found in a close symbiosis with cnidarians. They are found across the Indo-Pacific, and can best be identified to the species level by the colour patterns they display.[1] Members of the family Tetraliidae were previously included in the Trapeziidae, but the similarities between the taxa is the result of convergent evolution.[2]
The family contains the following genera:[3]