| Coenobita perlatus | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Malacostraca |
| Order: | Decapoda |
| Suborder: | Pleocyemata |
| Infraorder: | Anomura |
| Family: | Coenobitidae |
| Genus: | Coenobita |
| Species: | C. perlatus
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| Binomial name | |
| Coenobita perlatus H. Milne-Edwards, 1837 [1]
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Coenobita perlatus is a species of terrestrial hermit crab. It is known as the strawberry hermit crab because of its reddish-orange colours. It is a widespread scavenger across the Indo-Pacific, and wild-caught specimens are traded to hobby aquarists.
- ^ Patsy McLaughlin. P. McLaughlin (ed.). "Coenobita perlatus H. Milne Edwards, 1837". World Paguroidea database. World Register of Marine Species. Retrieved April 15, 2010.