Geosesarma malayanum
Species of crab
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Geosesarma malayanum is a species of small red crab 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, the crabs are reportedly trapped by pitchers in Brunei occasionally.[1]
| Geosesarma malayanum | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Malacostraca |
| Order: | Decapoda |
| Suborder: | Pleocyemata |
| Infraorder: | Brachyura |
| Family: | Sesarmidae |
| Genus: | Geosesarma |
| Species: | G. malayanum |
| Binomial name | |
| Geosesarma malayanum Ng & Lim, 1986 | |
