Clibanarius fonticola

Clibanarius fonticola
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Crustacea
Class: Malacostraca
Order: Decapoda
Infraorder: Anomura
Family: Diogenidae
Genus: Clibanarius
Species: C. fonticola
Binomial name
Clibanarius fonticola
McLaughlin & Murray, 1990 [1]

Clibanarius fonticola is the only species of hermit crab in the world that lives in fresh water. It is found on the island of Espiritu Santo, Vanuatu.[2] While a number of other hermit crabs are terrestrial or live in estuarine habitats, C. fonticola is the only species that spends its life in fresh water.[3] It lives in a pool fed by springs near the village of Matevulu, close to an abandoned airstrip. The adult hermit crabs of this species all use shells of Clithon corona.[2]

See also

References

  1. Patsy McLaughlin (2009). P. McLaughlin, ed. "Clibanarius fonticola McLaughlin & Murray, 1990". World Paguroidea database. World Register of Marine Species. Retrieved March 10, 2010.
  2. 1 2 Patsy A. McLaughlin & Talbot Murray (1990). "Clibanarius fonticola, new species (Anomura: Paguridea: Diogenidae), from a fresh-water pool on Espiritu Santo, Vanuatu". Journal of Crustacean Biology 10 (4): 695–702. doi:10.2307/1548413. JSTOR 1548413.
  3. Masayuki Osawa & Yoshihisa Fujita (2008). "Clibanarius ambonensis (Crustacea: Decapoda: Anomura: Diogenidae) from the Ryukyu Islands, south-western Japan" (PDF). JMBA2 - Biodiversity Records 1: e16. doi:10.1017/S1755267206001667.


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