species: Calcinus minutus in taxonomy (Gaia Guide)
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Calcinus minutus


©Marianne Dwyer: Calcinus minutus at Vicki's Reef, Lizard Island.

©Marianne Dwyer: Calcinus minutus at Vicki's Reef, Lizard Island.

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Kingdom Animalia
Phylum Arthropoda
Class Malacostraca
Order Decapoda
Family Diogenidae
Genus Calcinus
Species Calcinus minutus

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Distinguishing features

A small white hermit crab with orange tips on the walking legs and black eyes with white spots. Left clawed leg is much larger than the right.

Size

  • Up to 2 cm (Carapace length for genus according to Jones and Morgan, 1994)

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Distribution


©Atlas of Living Australia: Australian distribution

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.