本文報導產於臺灣海域二科(真護蟹科與梭子蟹科)五種的棘皮動物共生蟹,其中四種屬於真護蟹,包括五角海膽蟹(Echinoecus pentagonus)和海膽共生,白條短角蟹(Harrovia albolineata)、紫色短角海蟹(Permanotus purpureus)和多刺角菱蟹(Tiaramedon spinosum)則發現和海百合種類共生在一起;另外一種梭子蟹為紫斑光背蟹(Lissocarcinus orbicularis)和海參有共生關係。五角海膽蟹、白條短角蟹、紫色短角蟹和紫斑光背蟹等四種是臺灣新記錄種。以往被記述為美麗短角蟹(Harrovia elegans)的標本,在此被認定是白條短角蟹。
Five species of brachyuran crabs in 2 families (Eumedonidae and Portunidae) are reported as symbiotic with echinoderms in Taiwan. Echinoecus pentagonus is associated with sea urchins (Echinoidea), while Harrovia albolineata, Permanotus purpureus, and Tiaramedon spinosum are reported from featherstars (Crinoidea). All four are eumedonids. One portunid, Lissocarcinus orbicularis, is reported from sea cucumbers (Holothuroidea). Of these, 4 species, Echinoecus pentagonus, Harrovia albolineata, Permanotus purpureus, and Lissocarcinus orbicularis are new records for the island. Specimens previously recorded as Harrovia elegans are here shown to be H. albolineata instead.