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Calcinus guamensis Guam Hermit Crab

Calcinus guamensis is commonly referred to as Guam Hermit Crab. Difficulty in the aquarium: There are no reports available yet that this animal has already been kept in captivity successfully. Toxicity: Toxic hazard unknown.

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Calcinus guamensis, Pupukea Firehouse, Oahu, 20 feet


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lexID:
12541 
AphiaID:
367438 
Scientific:
Calcinus guamensis 
German:
Guam Einsiedlerkrebs 
English:
Guam Hermit Crab 
Category:
Hermit Crabs 
Family tree:
Animalia (Kingdom) > Arthropoda (Phylum) > Malacostraca (Class) > Decapoda (Order) > Diogenidae (Family) > Calcinus (Genus) > guamensis (Species) 
Initial determination:
Wooster, 1984 
Occurrence:
China, French Polynesia, Guam, Hawaii, Indian Ocean, Indo Pacific, Indonesia, Japan, Marschall Islands, Réunion , USA, Vietnam 
Sea depth:
11 - 18 Meter 
Habitats:
Coralline soils, coral quarry, Seawater, Sea water 
Size:
0" - 0" (0,6cm - 0,8cm) 
Temperature:
°F - 77 °F (°C - 25°C) 
Food:
No reliable information available, omnivore 
Difficulty:
There are no reports available yet that this animal has already been kept in captivity successfully 
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:
2025-06-22 09:30:28 

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Calcinus guamensis Wooster, 1984

Calcinus guamensis is a very small species. Common in deeper water than other Calcinus. Body colour is brown or olive fading to white. Walking legs tipped with black and white tips on the chelae.

External links

  1. 1023world.net (multi). Abgerufen am 07.08.2020.
  2. UnderwaterKwaj, Homepage Scott & Jeanette Johnson (en). Abgerufen am 07.08.2020.

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