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Aniculus aniculus Scaly-legged Hermit-Crab

Aniculus aniculus is commonly referred to as Scaly-legged Hermit-Crab. Difficulty in the aquarium: Not suitable for aquarium keeping. Toxicity: Toxic hazard unknown.

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Aniculus aniculus


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lexID:
12544 
AphiaID:
208666 
Scientific:
Aniculus aniculus 
German:
Einsiedlerkrebs 
English:
Scaly-legged Hermit-Crab 
Category:
Hermit Crabs 
Family tree:
Animalia (Kingdom) > Arthropoda (Phylum) > Malacostraca (Class) > Decapoda (Order) > Diogenidae (Family) > Aniculus (Genus) > aniculus (Species) 
Initial determination:
(Fabricius, ), 1787 
Occurrence:
French Polynesia, Guam, Indo Pacific, Marschall Islands, Mauritius, Mayotte, Mozambique, South-Pazific 
Sea depth:
0 - 5 Meter 
Habitats:
Coralline soils, coral quarry, Reef-associated, Seawater, Sea water 
Temperature:
24,7 °F - 29,3 °F (24,7°C - 29,3°C) 
Food:
Carnivore, No reliable information available, Zooplankton 
Difficulty:
Not suitable for aquarium keeping 
Offspring:
None 
Toxicity:
Toxic hazard unknown 
CITES:
Not evaluated 
Red List:
Not evaluated (NE) 
Related species at
Catalog of Life:
 
More related species
in this lexicon:
 
Author:
Publisher:
Meerwasser-Lexikon.de
Created:
Last edit:
2024-07-15 14:21:42 

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Aniculus aniculus (Fabricius, 1787)

Chelipeds and legs two and three ringed with large hairy scales. Chelipeds are equal. Aniculus aniculus with a red carapax ornamented with deep red spots.

Host of Athelgue aniculi Whitelegge, 1897 accepted as Parathelges aniculi (Whitelegge, 1897) Feedingtype: parasitic, Stage: adult (from synonymAniculus typicus Dana, 1852)

Synonymised names:
Aniculus typicus Dana, 1852 (new name proposed for A. aciculus)
Pagurus aniculus Fabricius, 1787 (transferred to Aniculus by Dana (1852) as A. typicus)

External links

  1. sealifebase (en). Abgerufen am 07.08.2020.

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