Scientific Name: Clibanarius clibanarius (Herbst 1791)
English Name: Hermit crab
Hermit crab - - Clibanarius clibanarius - Type: Crab

Photo: Tomoyuki et al. (2019)

Classification:
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Malacostraca
Order: Decapoda
Family: Diogenidae
Description:
Shield is broad; anterior margin between rostrum and lateral projections concave; anterolateral angles blunt, but distinctly delineated; lateral margins with few small spines or tubercles; posterior margin roundly truncate; dorsal surface with scattered blister-like tubercles and tuft of short to moderately long setae; paragastric grooves faint. Posterior carapace with scattered tufts of long yellowish setae, most numerous on lateral surface. Ocular acicles triangular, with 3 or 4 distal spines; mesial margin slightly convex, lateral margin slightly concave; narrowly separated basally.
Habitat & Distribution in Bangladesh:
Satkhira, Bangladesh
Environment:
Marine (Benthic)
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