Biology:Calcinus revi
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Short description: Species of crustaceans
| Calcinus revi | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Malacostraca |
| Order: | Decapoda |
| Suborder: | Pleocyemata |
| Infraorder: | Anomura |
| Family: | Calcinidae |
| Genus: | Calcinus |
| Species: | C. revi
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| Binomial name | |
| Calcinus revi Poupin & McLaughlin, 1998
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Calcinus revi, commonly known as the white hermit crab, is a species of hermit crabs in the family Diogenidae.[1]
Description
Calcinus revi reaches up to 1.5 cm (0.59 in) in length. Its body is purely white, antennae are yellow and the eyes appear to have a color combination of black and blue.[2]
Distribution
The white hermit crab can be found in the Indo-West Pacific, including Hawaii, French Polynesia, South Pacific,[2] South Japan, and Mariana Islands. [3][4]
Habitat
This species of hermit crab can be found in the intertidal zone and shallow waters up to 6 m (20 ft) in depth.
References
- ↑ "WoRMS - World Register of Marine Species - Calcinus revi Poupin & McLaughlin, 1998". https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=367454.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 "Calcinus revi White Hermit Crab". https://www.reeflex.net/tiere/15648_Calcinus_revi.htm.
- ↑ "Hermit crabs Calcinus of the world (Anomura: Diogenidae) - Calcinus revi Poupin & McLaughlin, 1998". http://biomar.free.fr/calcinus/www/revi.htm.
- ↑ Asakura, Akira; Tachikawa, Hiroyuki (2000-07-20). "A New Hermit Crab of the Genus Calcinus from Micronesia, Including New Information on C. Revi (Decapoda: Anomura: Diogenidae)". Journal of Crustacean Biology 20 (5): 266–280. doi:10.1163/1937240x-90000029. ISSN 0278-0372. https://doi.org/10.1163/1937240X-90000029.
Wikidata ☰ Q13448476 entry
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