Clibanarius erythropus

(Latreille, 1818)

Vernacular names
English : Intertidal hermit-crab
French : Pagure des rochers

Classification
Class : Malacostraca
Order : Decapoda
Family : Diogenidae
Notes : No subspecies known.

Identification
Small hermit-crab reaching a cephalothorax length of 1.5 cm. Ocular peduncles straight and orange, eyes black with white spots. Cephalothorax mostly white with reddish legs.

Range and habitat
The species occurs in Eastern Atlantic, from Brittany (French coasts) to Morocco and also Mediterranean sea and Black sea. Lives in marine grasslands, rocky areas and algae beds, down to 5 meters.

Conservation
IUCN RED LIST : NOT LISTED
CITES : Not listed
Status : The species remains globally common in areas where its habitat is preserved.
Ex-Situ Programs : None known

Observation

 

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