Clibanarius corallinus Hermit Crab

Clibanarius corallinus is commonly referred to as Hermit Crab. Difficulty in the aquarium: There are no reports available yet that this animal has already been kept in captivity successfully. Toxicity: Toxic hazard unknown.

Scott & Jeanette Johnson, Kwajalein Unterwater

Clibanarius corallinus, Kwajalein

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AphiaID:: 367499

Scientific:: Clibanarius corallinus
German:: Einsiedlerkrebs
English:: Hermit Crab

Category:: Paguri

Family tree:: Animalia (Kingdom) > Arthropoda (Phylum) > Malacostraca (Class) > Decapoda (Order) > Diogenidae (Family) > Clibanarius (Genus) > corallinus (Species)
Initial determination:: (H. Milne Edwards, ), 1848

Occurrence:: French Polynesia, Japan, Marschall Islands, Papua New Guinea, Wallis and Futuna
Sea depth:: Meter
Habitats:: Coral reefs, Intertidal zone, Tidal Zone, Reef roofs, Reef canopies, Rocky, hard seabeds, Sandy sea floors, Seagrass meadows, Eelgrass Meadows, Seawater, Sea water, Stony Soils
Size:: up to 0.79" (2 cm)
Temperature:: °F - 82.4 °F (°C - 28°C)
Food:: Carrion, Invertebrates, omnivore
Difficulty:: There are no reports available yet that this animal has already been kept in captivity successfully
Offspring:: None
Toxicity:: Toxic hazard unknown

CITES:

Not evaluated

Red List:

Not evaluated (NE)

Related species at Catalog of Life:

Clibanarius antillensis
Einsiedlerkrebs
Clibanarius cubensis
Clibanarius tricolor
Dreifarben-Einsiedlerkrebs
Clibanarius vittatus
Dünnlinien-Einsiedlerkrebs
Clibanarius zebra

More related species in this lexicon:

Author:: Meerwasser-Lexikon Team
Publisher:: Meerwasser-Lexikon.de
Created:: 2012-06-20 08:44:26
Last edit:: 2025-01-11 20:46:33

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Clibanarius corallinus (H. Milne Edwards, 1848)

Similar to Calcinus gaimardii.

Synonymised names:
Clibanarius corallinus var. spinatus Yap- Chiongco, 1938 · unaccepted > junior subjective synonym
Pagurus corallinus H. Milne Edwards, 1848 · unaccepted > superseded combination
Pagurus globosomanus Dana, 1851 · unaccepted > junior subjective synonym
Pagurus globoso-manus Dana, 1851 · unaccepted > incorrect original spelling

Direct children (1):
Variety Clibanarius corallinus var. spinatus Yap- Chiongco, 1938 accepted as Clibanarius corallinus (H. Milne Edwards, 1848) (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)

External links

1023world.net (multi). Abgerufen am 22.06.2023.
treatment.plazi.org (en). Abgerufen am 09.11.2023.

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