?Australian land hermit crab
A hermit crab from Northern Territory
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Arthropoda Subphylum: Crustacea Class: Malacostraca Order: Decapoda Suborder: Pleocyemata Infraorder: Anomura Superfamily: Paguroidea Family: Coenobitidae Genus: Coenobita Species: C. variabilis
Binomial name
Coenobita variabilis McCulloch, 1909

The Australian land hermit crab (Coenobita variabilis) is one of two terrestrial hermit crab species native to Australia and is found in northern parts of Australia including northern Western Australia, Northern Territory and northern Queensland. The other terrestrial species is the strawberry land hermit crab (C. perlatus) which is reportedly restricted to the islands and coral cays of the Great Barrier Reef, north-eastern Australia. Australian Land Hermit Crabs (Coenobita variabilis) File history Legend: (cur) = this is the current file, (del) = delete this old version, (rev) = revert to this old version. ... Emblems: Sturts Desert Rose (floral) Motto: None Slogan or Nickname: The Territory, The NT, The Top End Other Australian states and territories Capital Darwin Government Const. ... Scientific classification or biological classification is how biologists group and categorize extinct and living species of organisms. ... Phyla Subregnum Parazoa Porifera (sponges) Subregnum Agnotozoa Placozoa (trichoplax) Orthonectida (orthonectids) Rhombozoa (dicyemids) Subregnum Eumetazoa Radiata (unranked) (radial symmetry) Ctenophora (comb jellies) Cnidaria (coral, jellyfish, anemones) Bilateria (unranked) (bilateral symmetry) Acoelomorpha (basal) Myxozoa (slime animals) Superphylum Deuterostomia (blastopore becomes anus) Chordata (vertebrates, etc. ... Subphyla and Classes Subphylum Trilobitomorpha Trilobita - trilobites (extinct) Subphylum Chelicerata Arachnida - spiders,scorpions, etc. ... Classes & Subclasses Branchiopoda Phyllopoda Sarsostraca Remipedia Cephalocarida Maxillopoda Thecostraca Tantulocarida Branchiura Pentastomida Mystacocarida Copepoda Ostracoda Myodocopa Podocopa Malacostraca Phyllocarida Hoplocarida Eumalacostraca The crustaceans (Crustacea) are a large group of arthropods (55,000 species), usually treated as a subphylum [1]. They include organisms such as lobsters, crabs, shrimp and barnacles. ... Subclasses Eumalacostraca Hoplocarida Phyllocarida See text for orders. ... Suborders and Infraorders Dendrobranchiata Pleocyemata Caridea Stenopodidea Reptantia, comprising: Eryonoidea Achelata Astacidea Glypheidea Thalassinidea Anomala Brachyura The decapods or Decapoda are a group of crustaceans within the class Malacostraca, including many familiar groups of crustaceans, such as crabs, lobsters and shrimp, but also some families that are less well known. ... Infraorders Caridea Stenopodidea Reptantia, divided into: Polychelida Achelata Glypheoidea Astacidea Thalassinidea Anomala Brachyura Pleocyemata is a sub-order of decapod crustaceans, erected by Martin Burkenroad in 1963. ... Superfamilies Lomisoidea Lomisidae Paguroidea Coenobitidae Diogenidae Lithodidae Paguridae Parapaguridae Galatheoidea Aeglidae Chirostylidae Galatheidae Kiwaidae Porcellanidae Hippoidea Albuneidae Hippidae Anomura (sometimes Anomala) are a group of decapod crustaceans, including hermit crabs and others. ... Hermit crabs are decapod crustaceans of the infra-order Paguroidea, distinct from the true crabs in the infra-order Brachyura. ... Genera Birgus Coenobita Coenobitidae are a family of hermit crabs with only two genera: Birgus (Leach, 1816), the coconut crab, and Coenobita (Latreille, 1825), a genus of terrestrial hermit crabs centred in the Indian and Pacific Oceans, but also extending to the Atlantic Ocean and the Red Sea. ... Species C. clypeatus C. compressus C. perlatus C. variabilis The genus Coenobita contains the thirteen species of terrestrial hermit crabs. ... In biology, binomial nomenclature is the formal method of naming species. ... Alan Riverstone McCulloch (June 20, 1885 - September 1, 1925) was an Australian zoologist. ... Hermit crabs are decapod crustaceans of the infra-order Paguroidea, distinct from the true crabs in the infra-order Brachyura. ... Emblems: Floral - Kangaroo Paw (Anigozanthos manglesii); Mammal - Numbat (Myrmecobius fasciatus); Bird - Black Swan (Cygnus atratus) Motto: none Slogan or Nickname: Wildflower State Other Australian states and territories Capital Perth Government Const. ... Emblems: Sturts Desert Rose (floral) Motto: None Slogan or Nickname: The Territory, The NT, The Top End Other Australian states and territories Capital Darwin Government Const. ... Emblems: Faunal - Koala (Phascolarctos cinereus); Floral - Cooktown orchid (Dendrobium bigibbum); Bird - Brolga (Grus rubicunda); Aquatic - Barrier Reef Anemonefish (Amphiprion akindynos); Gem - Sapphire; Colour - Maroon Motto: Audax at Fidelis (Bold but Faithful) Slogan or Nickname: Sunshine State, Smart State Other Australian states and territories Capital Brisbane Government Const. ... Binomial name Coenobita perlatus Milne-Edwards, 1837 The strawberry land hermit crab (Coenobita perlatus) is a species of terrestrial hermit crab native to the Indo-Pacific region and noted for their bright red colouring and white markings. ... A cay or key is a small, low island consisting mostly of sand or coral. ... Satellite image of part of the Great Barrier Reef The Great Barrier Reef is the worlds third largest coral reef system, composed of roughly 3,000 individual reefs and 900 islands, that stretch for 2,600 kilometres (1,616 mi). ...

Image File history File links Download high-resolution version (1302x972, 530 KB) I, Vanessa Pike-Russell, took this photograph of my land hermit crab (Djinn) for use in the Wikipedia page on land hermit crabs. ... Image File history File links Download high-resolution version (1302x972, 530 KB) I, Vanessa Pike-Russell, took this photograph of my land hermit crab (Djinn) for use in the Wikipedia page on land hermit crabs. ...

Biology

The Australian land hermit crab (Coenobita variabilis) ranges in size between a pea and a tennis ball. They closely resemble the Pacific hermit crab (Coenobita compressus) in appearance and they both have a shortened aquatic development stage. They are light brown to pale brown in color. They have two dark ovals on the front of the head. Their eyestalks are long and are the same color as the body. Each claw has a dark stripe vertical stripe. They have dark brown granuals all over the legs. The abdomen is short and fat. Binomial name Coenobita compressus Herbst, 1791 The Ecuadorian hermit crab (Coenobita compressus) also known as the Pacific hermit crab is a species of land hermit crab commonly sold in the United States as a pet, along with the Caribbean hermit crab (Coenobita clypeatus). ...

Seashell preference

Babylonia areolata

Babylonia areolata

The preferred seashells of C. variabilis include Babylonia, Nerita, Phasianella, Thais, Tonna and Turban seashells. They are also found to be fond of several varieties of land snail shells such as Aratan snail and rice snail. Image File history File links Babylonia_areolata. ... Image File history File links Babylonia_areolata. ... Image File history File links Babyloniaareolata. ... Image File history File links Babyloniaareolata. ... Tonna is the name of a village and a coterminus electoral ward and community in Neath Port Talbot, south Wales. ... The hard, rigid outer calcium carbonate covering of certain animals is called a shell. ...

Other species of land hermit crabs

• Birgus latro, coconut crab
• Coenobita brevimanus
• Coenobita cavipes
• Coenobita clypeatus
• Coenobita compressus
• Coenobita perlatus, strawberry land hermit crab
• Coenobita purpureus
• Coenobitidae

Binomial name Birgus latro Linnaeus, 1767 Coconut crab distribution The coconut crab (Birgus latro) is the largest terrestrial arthropod in the world. ... Binomial name Coenobita brevimanus Dana, 1852 Coenobita brevimanus is a species of land hermit crab native to the east coast of Africa and the south west Pacific Ocean. ... Binomial name Coenobita cavipes Stimpson, 1858 Coenobita cavipes is a species of land hermit crab native to the eastern parts of Africa, the Philippines, China, Japan, Malaysia, Taiwan, Polynesia, and Micronesia. ... Binomial name <><> </></>< />< >, </ >>} The Caribbean Hermit Crab (Coenobita clypeatus), also known as the Tree-climbing Crab and the Purple Pincher, is a species of Hermit crab commonly sold in the United States. ... Binomial name Coenobita compressus Herbst, 1791 The Ecuadorian hermit crab (Coenobita compressus) also known as the Pacific hermit crab is a species of land hermit crab commonly sold in the United States as a pet, along with the Caribbean hermit crab (Coenobita clypeatus). ... Binomial name Coenobita perlatus Milne-Edwards, 1837 The strawberry land hermit crab (Coenobita perlatus) is a species of terrestrial hermit crab. ... Binomial name Coenobita purpureus Stimpson, 1858 Coenobita purpureus (colloquially referred to as the purple land hermit crab) is a species of land hermit crab native to Japan. ... Genera Birgus Coenobita Coenobitidae are a family of hermit crabs with only two genera: Birgus (Leach, 1816), the coconut crab, and Coenobita (Latreille, 1825), a genus of terrestrial hermit crabs centred in the Indian and Pacific Oceans, but also extending to the Atlantic Ocean and the Red Sea. ...

References

• Harvey A. & R. Brodie (2001). Development of the terrestrial hermit crab, Coenobita compressus, in the laboratory. Journal of Crustacean Biology 21: 715-732.
• Jones, S. & G. J. Morgan (1994). A Field Guide to Crustaceans of Australian Waters. Western Australian Museum. Chatswood, N.S.W. (Australia) : Reed Books. ISBN 0-7301-0403-6.
• ITIS Standard Report Page: Paguroidea

The Journal of Crustacean Biology is the worlds leading carcinology journal, with an impact factor of 0. ...

External links

• Distribution of coenobita
• Overview of the species of land hermit crabs and their habitat, food, larval development, body mass
• Hermit crab anatomy
• The anatomy of the land hermit crab
• The life-cycle of a land hermit crab
• The loss and regeneration of limbs
• How old is my hermit crab?
• Land hermit crab photos
• Photos of several species of land hermit crabs