Hermit Crabs
20 entries in the Hermit Crabs compendium.
Aniculus maximusA large aquatic hermit crab with white hairy bristles.Calcinus argusA hermit crab with distinct white spots on maroon legs.Calcinus guamensisA small, nocturnal hermit crab from Indo-Pacific reefs.Calcinus laevimanusA left-handed hermit crab from the Indo-West Pacific.Calcinus morganiA hermit crab with bright blue eye-stalks and dark brown shield margins.Calcinus seuratiA small to medium hermit crab with banded legs and gray claws.Calcinus verrilliiA Bermuda-endemic hermit crab that sometimes filter-feeds from cemented tubes.ClibanariusA genus of hermit crabs with a freshwater species.Clibanarius erythropusHermit crab found in rockpools from the Mediterranean to Cornwall.Clibanarius tricolorA Caribbean hermit crab popular for cleaning aquariums.Dardanus arrosorA widespread hermit crab with a symbiotic anemone partner.Dardanus deformisNocturnal hermit crab that transfers sea anemones between shells.Dardanus megistosLarge Indo-Pacific hermit crab with white spots and red body.Dardanus pedunculatusAnemone hermit crab collects sea anemones for shell defence.Dardanus venosusA left-handed hermit crab with star-burst eyes and mauve claws.Diogenes heteropsammicolaHermit crab that uses living coral as its shell.Diogenes pugilatorA small hermit crab with a large left claw and wide geographic range.Halloween hermit crabA brightly colored aquatic hermit crab known for algae cleaning.Paguristes puncticepsA large, spotted hermit crab of tropical western Atlantic reefs.Thinstripe hermit crabA scavenging hermit crab found from Virginia to Brazil.
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