Terrestrial hermit crabs
Caribbean hermit crab, Coenobita clypeatus
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Arthropoda Subphylum: Crustacea Class: Malacostraca Order: Decapoda Infraorder: Anomura Superfamily: Paguroidea Family: Coenobitidae Genus: Coenobita Latreille, 1829
Species
C. brevimanus C. cavipes C. carnescens C. clypeatus C. compressus C. olivieri C. perlatus C. pseudorugosus C. purpureus C. rubescens C. rugosus C. scaevola C. spinosus C. variabilis C. violascens Image File history File links Coenobita_clypeatus. ... Binomial name Coenobita clypeatus (Fabricius, 1787) The Caribbean hermit crab (Coenobita clypeatus), also known as the tree crab, the tree-climbing crab, the soldier crab, and the purple pincher, is a species of land hermit crab commonly sold in the United States. ... Scientific classification or biological classification is a method by which biologists group and categorize species of organisms. ... “Animalia” redirects here. ... 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 nauplius larva of a dendrobranchiate Porcellio scaber, the common rough woodlouse, a terrestrial crustacean Pollicipes polymerus, the gooseneck barnacle Glyphea pseudastacus, a fossil glypheoid The crustaceans (Crustacea) are... // Subclasses Eumalacostraca Hoplocarida Phyllocarida See text for orders. ... Suborders Dendrobranchiata Pleocyemata See text for superfamilies. ... 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. ... Pierre André Latreille. ... 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 Coenobita clypeatus (Fabricius, 1787) The Caribbean hermit crab (Coenobita clypeatus), also known as the tree crab, the tree-climbing crab, the soldier crab, and the purple pincher, is a species of land 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. ... 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. ... 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. ... Binomial name Coenobita rugosus H. Milne-Edwards, 1837 Coenobita rugosus (colloquially referred to as ruggie) is a species of land hermit crab native to Australia and the east African coast to the south west Pacific. ... 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. ... Binomial name Coenobita violascens Heller, 1862 Coenobita violascens is a species of land hermit crab native to Japan. ...

The genus Coenobita contains the thirteen species of terrestrial hermit crabs. They are able to live on land because of their modified gills, although they still require a warm, humid environment. They can live several miles from water in moist forests and jungles. For other uses of the word, please see Genus (disambiguation). ... In biology, a species is one of the basic units of biodiversity. ... Animal environments are classified as either aquatic (water), terrestrial (land), or amphibious (water and land). ... Hermit crabs are decapod crustaceans of the infra-order Paguroidea, distinct from the true crabs in the infra-order Brachyura. ... gills of a Smooth Newt Gills inside of a tuna head In aquatic organisms, gills are a respiratory organ for the extraction of oxygen from water and for the excretion of carbon dioxide. ... A forest What is a Plantation forest? Ariy Fik is an area with a high density of trees (or, historically, a wooded area set aside for hunting). ... Box Log Falls, Lamington National Park, Queensland, Australia Jungle usually refers to a dense forest in a hot climate, such as a tropical rainforest. ...

Land hermit crabs live in colonies of 100 and more, feeding on plant and animal matter. They are omnivorous scavengers which eat plant and animal matter, including fallen fruit, rotting wood, decaying animals and fish. This is a biological article: For a territory administered by another territory see: Colony For a group attempting to affiliate with a Fraternity or Sorority see: Colony (fraternity) In biology, a colony (from Latin colonia) refers to several individual organisms of the same species living closely together, usually for mutual... This article or section does not adequately cite its references or sources. ... For a person who scavenges, see Waste picker. ... For other uses, see Fruit (disambiguation). ... Trunks A tree trunk as found at the Veluwe, The Netherlands Wood is a solid material derived from woody plants, notably trees but also shrubs. ... “Spoilage” redirects here. ... “Animalia” redirects here. ... A giant grouper at the Georgia Aquarium Fish are aquatic vertebrates that are typically cold-blooded; covered with scales, and equipped with two sets of paired fins and several unpaired fins. ...

Terrestrial hermit crabs as pets

The land hermit crabs most commonly kept as pets in the United States are the Caribbean hermit crab (Coenobita clypeatus, sometimes called the "purple pincher") and the Ecuadorian hermit crab (Coenobita compressus). Other species such as Coenobita brevimanus, Coenobita rugosus, Coenobita perlatus and Coenobita cavipes are slowly becoming equally as common. Binomial name Coenobita clypeatus (Fabricius, 1787) The Caribbean hermit crab (Coenobita clypeatus), also known as the tree crab, the tree-climbing crab, the soldier crab, and the purple pincher, is a species of land 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. ... 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 rugosus H. Milne-Edwards, 1837 Coenobita rugosus (colloquially referred to as ruggie) is a species of land hermit crab native to Australia and the east African coast to the south west Pacific. ... Binomial name Coenobita perlatus Milne-Edwards, 1837 The strawberry land hermit crab (Coenobita perlatus) is a species of terrestrial hermit crab. ... 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. ...

In Australia, the only land hermit crabs once kept as pets were the Australian land hermit crab (Coenobita variabilis) and the strawberry land hermit crab (Coenobita perlatus), which are native to the Australia, Indonesia and other islands in the Pacific Ocean, but due to the fact that they are critically threatened, they are no longer sold as pets in Australia. 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. ... 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. ... An endangered species is a species whose population is so small that it is in danger of becoming extinct. ...

Coenobita perlatus

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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