Coenobitidae
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Coenobitidae are a family of hermit crab
s, widely known for their terrestrial habits. There are 17 species in two genera:
Hermit crab
Hermit crabs are decapod crustaceans of the superfamily Paguroidea. Most of the 1100 species possess an asymmetrical abdomen which is concealed in an empty gastropod shell that is carried around by the hermit crab.-Description:...
s, widely known for their terrestrial habits. There are 17 species in two genera:
- CoenobitaCoenobitaThe genus Coenobita contains the sixteen species of terrestrial hermit crabs. The majority of the species are found in the Indo-Pacific region, with only one species in West Africa, one species occurring along the western Atlantic Ocean, and one species occurring on the Pacific coast of the Americas...
Latreille, 1829 - Coenobita brevimanusCoenobita brevimanusCoenobita brevimanus is a species of land hermit crab native to the east coast of Africa and the south west Pacific Ocean. Adults of this species can be larger than any other species from the genus Coenobita, weighing up to ....
Dana, 1852 - Coenobita carnescens Dana, 1851
- Coenobita cavipesCoenobita cavipesCoenobita cavipes is a species of land hermit crab native to the eastern parts of Africa, the Philippines, China, Japan, Malaysia, Taiwan, Polynesia, and Micronesia....
Stimpson, 1858 - Coenobita clypeatus (Fabricius, 1787)
- Coenobita compressa H. Milne-Edwards, 1836
- Coenobita longitarsis De Man, 1902
- Coenobita olivieri Owen, 1839
- Coenobita perlatus H. Milne-Edwards, 1837
- Coenobita pseudorugosus Nakasone, 1988
- Coenobita purpureus Stimpson, 1858
- Coenobita rubescens Greeff, 1884
- Coenobita rugosusCoenobita rugosusCoenobita rugosus is a species of land hermit crab native to Australia and the east African coast to the south west Pacific.C. rugosus has four walking legs, a small pincer, a large pincer, and antennae. When threatened C. rugosus is able to make a 'chirping' sound by rubbing its large pincer...
H. Milne-Edwards, 1837 - Coenobita scaevola (Forskål, 1775)
- Coenobita spinosus H. Milne-Edwards, 1837
- Coenobita variabilis McCulloch, 1909
- Coenobita violascensCoenobita violascensCoenobita violascens is a species of land hermit crab native to the Nicobar Islands, Thailand, Philippines, Japan and Tanzania....
Heller, 1862 - Birgus Leach, 1816
- Birgus latroCoconut crabThe coconut crab, Birgus latro, is a species of terrestrial hermit crab, also known as the robber crab or palm thief. It is the largest land-living arthropod in the world, and is probably at the upper size limit of terrestrial animals with exoskeletons in today's atmosphere at a weight of up to...
(Linnaeus, 1767) – coconut crabCoconut crabThe coconut crab, Birgus latro, is a species of terrestrial hermit crab, also known as the robber crab or palm thief. It is the largest land-living arthropod in the world, and is probably at the upper size limit of terrestrial animals with exoskeletons in today's atmosphere at a weight of up to...