Florent's Guide To The

Tropical Reefs

Line-Legged Hermit Crab
Calcinus lineapropodus
Line-Legged Hermit Crab
Also known as: Striped Leg Hermit Crab
Category: Left-Handed Hermits
Scientific Name: Calcinus lineapropodus
Size: Up to 0.5 in. (1 cm)  
Depth: 10-75 ft. (3-23 m)
Distribution: West Pacific, Great Barrier Reef
Arthropoda (Phylum) Arthropods
└Crustacea (Subphylum) Crustaceans
 └Multicrustacea (Superclass) Typical Crustaceans
  └Malacostraca (Class) Malacostracans
   └Eumalacostraca (Subclass) Decapods, Isopods, and Allies
    └Eucarida (Superorder)
     └Decapoda (Order) Decapods
      └Pleocyemata (Suborder)
       └Anomura (Infraorder)
        └Paguroidea (Superfamily) Hermit Crabs
         └Diogenidae (Family) Left-Handed Hermits
          └Calcinus (Genus)
           └C. lineapropodus (Species)
WoRMS ID: 367446🔗
iNaturalist ID: 522283🔗

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