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Calcinus seurati, commonly known as Seurat's hermit crab or whitebanded hermit, is a species of hermit crab in the family Diogenidae. [1] It was first described by French carcinologist Jacques Forest in 1951. This species is found in rocky pools where they would be seen crawling out to the wet, algae-covered rocks. [2]
Several hermit crabs on the beach at Amami Ōshima in Japan. Hermit Crab young develop in stages, with the first two (the nauplius and protozoea) occurring inside the egg. Most hermit crab larvae hatch at the third stage, the zoea. In this larval stage, the crab has several long spines, a long, narrow abdomen, and large fringed antennae.
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Typically medium-sized, the holotype specimen from Oahu, Hawaii, measures 6.3 mm (0.25 in) in shield length and was collected at a depth of 8 m (26 ft). The hermit crab's arms are red with black spots, its eyestalks have a bright orange hue, and it displays a web-like white pattern. These distinct markings help in identifying the species. [1]
Calcinus laurentae is a species of left-handed hermit crab in the family Diogenidae. [1] The common name for Calcinus laurentae is Laurent's Hermit Crab [ 2 ] or Redleg calcinus. [ 3 ] Calcinus laurentae are native to Hawaii [ 4 ] and the Hawaiian word for hermit crab is unauna.
Coenobita brevimanus is a species of terrestrial hermit crab belonging to the family Coenobitidae, which is composed of coastal living terrestrial hermit crabs.From there it belongs to the genus Coenobita, one of two genera split from the family, which contains sixteen species.
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The shield is whitish with dark brown margins, the eye-stalks are bright blue with brown bases, the antennal appendages are dark brown and orange, the chelipeds are dark brown with white tips and white tubercles, and the pereopods are dark brown with white bands near the claws. [2] This hermit crab was at one time thought to be synonymous with ...