Coenobita cavipes

Coenobita cavipes
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Malacostraca
Order: Decapoda
Suborder: Pleocyemata
Infraorder: Anomura
Family: Coenobitidae
Genus: Coenobita
Species:
C. cavipes
Binomial name
Coenobita cavipes
Stimpson, 1858
Synonyms [1]
  • Cenobita cavipes Stimpson, 1858
  • Coenobita baltzeri Neumann, 1878

Coenobita cavipes (Passionfruit Hermit) is a species of land hermit crab native to the eastern parts of Africa, the Indonesia, Philippines, China, Japan, Malaysia, Taiwan, Polynesia, and Micronesia.[2][3][4][5][6][7] While these hermit crabs are terrestrial, they prefer to reside near the shores for access of both water and land.[5]

C. cavipes usually uses empty turbo shells, and occasionally part of a hard passion fruit.[8]

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