Coenobita spinosus
| Coenobita spinosus | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Subphylum: | Crustacea |
| Class: | Malacostraca |
| Order: | Decapoda |
| Infraorder: | Anomura |
| Family: | Coenobitidae |
| Genus: | Coenobita |
| Species: | C. spinosus |
| Binomial name | |
| Coenobita spinosus Edwards, 1837 | |
Coenobita spinosus is one of the sixteen species of terrestrial hermit crabs. \
Range and habitat
C. spinosus can be found on Polynesian islands, Melanesia, Micronesia, the Marianne Islands and the Northern coast of Australia, New Caledonia, and Wallis and Futuna. C. Spinosus notably lives in forests and wetlands, but can also be found on beaches and in lagoons.[1]
Anatomy
They possess long hairy spines on their legs; although some other species have these spines, none are as long as C. Spinosus.
References
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