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Lybia edmondsoni is a species of small crab in the family Xanthidae and is endemic to the Hawaiian Islands.Like other members of the genus Lybia, it is commonly known as the pom-pom crab or boxer crab because of its habit of carrying a sea anemone around in each of its claws, these resembling pom-poms or boxing gloves.
Dardanus pedunculatus, commonly referred to as the anemone hermit crab, is a species of hermit crab from the Indo-Pacific region. It lives at depths of up to 27 m and collects sea anemones to place on its shell for defence.
The common name anemone crab may refer to any of the following species: Neopetrolisthes ohshimai , a north-west Pacific porcelain crab (Porcellanidae) Mithraculus cinctimanus , a Caribbean spider crab (Majidae)
Lybia is a genus of small crabs in the family Xanthidae. Their common names include boxer crabs, boxing crabs and pom-pom crabs. They are notable for their mutualism with sea anemones, [3] which they hold in their claws for defense. In return, the anemones get carried around, which may enable them to capture more food particles with their ...
Delicate sea anemone [17] Heteractis malu: With caution: Difficult: Also known as the malu anemone or white sand anemone. Color tipped tentacles reach 4 cm in length. This anemone should not be placed on a rock, it prefers a sandy substrate to bury its base in. 20 cm (7.9 in) Long tentacled anemone: Macrodactyla doreensis: With caution ...
Neopetrolisthes maculatus is a species of porcelain crab from the Indo-Pacific region. [2] It is a small, colourful crustacean with a porcelain-like shell. This porcelain crab is usually found within the stinging tentacles of a number of sea anemone species. [1] [3]
The sea anemone, Calliactis tricolor, is often found attached to the shell that is occupied by Clibanarius vittatus. [2] This seems to be a mutualistic arrangement in which the crab benefits from the fact that potential predators are deterred by the anemone's stinging cells while the anemone gains a greater access to food as the crab moves ...
Adamsia palliata is a species of sea anemone in the family Hormathiidae.It is usually found growing on a gastropod shell inhabited by the hermit crab, Pagurus prideaux. [1] The anemone often completely envelops the shell and because of this it is commonly known as the cloak anemone or the hermit-crab anemone.