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Common species of land hermit crabs

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Coenobita purpureus

February 22, 2015 coenobita Species One comment

Common name: Dubbed ‘Blueberry’ by Felix Wang Latin Origins: meaning purple or dark red Distribution: Riau Islands and Kalimantan/Borneo coasts,

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C rubescens Sao Tome - Photo Credit Guy Colborne https://www.flickr.com/photos/29127652@N06/

Coenobita rubescens

September 29, 2015 coenobita Species

Species status: accepted; Greeff 1884 The validity of the species as an independent species is still in question as no

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Coenobita rugosus

February 22, 2015 coenobita Species One comment

Common name: rug, ruga, ruggie Latin Origins: from ruga “wrinkle” Distribution: From the mainland coast of East Africa [7] through

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Coenobita scaevola - Photo credit Dario Trimarchi

Coenobita scaevola

February 22, 2015 coenobita Species

Common Name: Red sea crab Latin Origins: Scaevola or Scævola= left-handed Distribution: Coenobita scaevola lives around parts of the Indian

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Coenobita spinosus - Photo by Possy Pics

Coenobita spinosus

February 22, 2015 coenobita Species One comment

Common name: Spinosus or Forest Hermit Crab Latin Origins: spina meaning thorn Distribution: Various Polynesian islands, Melanesia, Micronesia, Marianne Islands

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Coenobita variabilis

February 22, 2015 coenobita Species

Common name: Aussie Crab, Crazy Crab, Calico Crab Latin Origins: Variabilis: varied, different Distribution: Northern Australia, from Exmouth Gulf to

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Photo Credit Kira Ramirez ilovehermitcrabs.com

Coenobita violascens

February 22, 2015 coenobita Species

Photo credit: Brian Hampson & Irene Chu Common name: Viola Latin Origins: becoming violet Distribution: Nicobar Islands; Phuket, Thailand; Cebu

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  • Coenobita brevimanus
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  • Coenobita clypeatus
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  • Coenobita purpureus
  • Coenobita rubescens
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  • Coenobita scaevola
  • Coenobita spinosus
  • Coenobita variabilis
  • Coenobita violascens
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