Coenobita brevimanus
| Coenobita brevimanus | |
|---|---|
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Subphylum: | Crustacea |
| Class: | Malacostraca |
| Order: | Decapoda |
| Infraorder: | Anomura |
| Family: | Coenobitidae |
| Genus: | Coenobita |
| Species: | C. brevimanus |
| Binomial name | |
| Coenobita brevimanus Dana, 1852 | |
Coenobita brevimanus is a species of land hermit crab native to Indonesia called indos crab, the east coast of Africa and the south west Pacific Ocean.[1] Adults of this species can be larger than any other species from the genus Coenobita, weighing up to 0.5 pounds (230 g).[2]
This purple hermit crab is using a soup can as a shell because there were no large snail shells left in the area, probably due to collection for the souvenir market.
References
- ↑ "Species Coenobita brevimanus Dana, 1852". Australian Faunal Directory. Department of the Environment, Water, Heritage and the Arts.
- ↑ Sue Fox (2000). Hermit crabs: everything about anatomy, ecology, purchasing, feeding, housing, behavior, and illness. Barron's Educational Series. ISBN 978-0-7641-1229-4.
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