Image of yellow-spotted guard crab
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These are awesome. Almost every branched coral had at least one resident guard crab. This coral is Antler Coral (Trapezia flavopunctata), I think. Apparently the guard crabs feed on some particularly juicy bits the coral produces near the base of its antlers, and the crab defends the coral from predatory sea stars.
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- Trapezia flavopunctata (yellow-spotted guard crab)
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