Tiny 'Housekeeper' Crabs Help Prevent Coral Death in South Pacific

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Tiny trapeziid crab helps prevent coral death. Credit: Hannah Stewart UCSB
Tiny trapeziid crab helps prevent coral death. Credit: Hannah Stewart, UCSB

Tiny crabs that live in South Pacific coral help to prevent the coral from dying by providing regular cleaning "services" that may be critical to the life of coral reefs around the world, according to scientists from the University of California, Santa Barbara.


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