Florent's Guide To The

French Polynesian Reefs

Bright Hermit Crab
Calcinus nitidus
Bright Hermit Crab
Category: Left-Handed Hermits
Scientific Name: Calcinus nitidus
Size: Up to 0.5 in. (1 cm)  
Distribution: Fiji, French Polynesia
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. nitidus (Species)
WoRMS ID: 208675🔗
iNaturalist ID: 355690🔗

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