Australian Land Hermit Crab (species: Coenobita variabilis) in Lizard Island area: all known taxa (Lizard Island Field Guide)
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Coenobita variabilis
Australian Land Hermit Crab


©Anne Hoggett: Coenobita variabilis at Lizard Island using a glass vial as a shell

©Anne Hoggett: Coenobita variabilis at Lizard Island, removed from glass vial

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Kingdom Animalia
Phylum Arthropoda
Class Malacostraca
Order Decapoda
Family Coenobitidae
Genus Coenobita
Species Coenobita variabilis

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Lizard Island Field Guide
Lizard Island area: all known taxa

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Distinguishing features

Distinguishing features still need to be specified.

Size

  • Up to 4 cm (Carapace length)

Synonyms

Distribution


©Atlas of Living Australia: Australian distribution

Local abundance

  • Lizard Island: Rarely seen

Web resources

References

  • Jones, D.S. and G.J. Morgan (1994). A Field Guide to Crustaceans of Australian Waters Reed, Sydney. ISBN: 0 7301 0403 6.