Maui, Hawaii
Maui, Hawaii
Hawaiian Elegant Hermit Crab
Calcinus c.f. elegans
Hawaiian Elegant Hermit Crab
Category: Left-Handed Hermits
Scientific Name: Calcinus c.f. elegans
Size: 1 to 2 in. (2 to 5 cm)
Depth: 3-60 ft. (1-18 m)
Distribution: Hawaii (Endemic)
Note: Physically identical to the Elegant Hermit Crab (Calcinus elegans) foundin the Indo-Pacific, which has turquoise blue instead of orange bands on the legs.Arthropoda (Phylum)
└Crustacea (Subphylum)
└Multicrustacea (Superclass)
└Malacostraca (Class)
└Eumalacostraca (Subclass)
└Eucarida (Superorder)
└Decapoda (Order)
└Pleocyemata (Suborder)
└Anomura (Infraorder)
└Paguroidea (Superfamily)
└Diogenidae (Family)
└Calcinus (Genus)
└C. c.f. elegans (Species)
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