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Stay away! This Quadrella coronata is also known as Soft Coral Crab, Gorgonian Crab and Black Coral Crab.<br /> It is mostly white to yellow in colour.<br /> <br /> They can be very hard to find in their host Soft Corals, as shown in this picture :<br /> <br /> <figure class="photo"><a href="https://www.jungledragon.com/image/47266/soft_corals.html" title="Soft Corals"><img src="https://s3.amazonaws.com/media.jungledragon.com/images/2994/47266_thumb.jpg?AWSAccessKeyId=05GMT0V3GWVNE7GGM1R2&Expires=1759968010&Signature=hoSpt%2B5klOZrWbL2ps%2BiHlWX0LE%3D" width="200" height="154" alt="Soft Corals This is the whole bunch of Soft corals where the Crab from previous Spotting lives.<br /> Can you find the Crab? Anilao,Batangas,Geotagged,Philippines,Soft Coral,Spring" /></a></figure><br /> Anilao,Batangas,Black Coral Crab,Crab,Geotagged,Gorgonian Crab,Philippines,Quadrella coronata,Soft Coral Crab,Spring Click/tap to enlarge PromotedSpecies introCountry intro

Stay away!

This Quadrella coronata is also known as Soft Coral Crab, Gorgonian Crab and Black Coral Crab.
It is mostly white to yellow in colour.

They can be very hard to find in their host Soft Corals, as shown in this picture :

Soft Corals This is the whole bunch of Soft corals where the Crab from previous Spotting lives.<br /> Can you find the Crab? Anilao,Batangas,Geotagged,Philippines,Soft Coral,Spring

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The Soft Coral Crab

The species Quadrella coronata Alcock, 1898, is a crab species from the Trapeziidae family. It is also known with the common name of Soft Coral Crab, Gorgonian Crab and Black Coral Crab.

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Similar species: Decapods
Species identified by Albert Kang
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By Albert Kang

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Uploaded Dec 5, 2016. Captured Mar 28, 2016 16:08 in Mabini Circumferential Rd, Mabini, Batangas, Philippines.
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  • DSC-RX100
  • f/8.0
  • 1/200s
  • ISO200
  • 37.1mm