Coenobita purpureus
Coenobita purpureus, known generally as the Okinawan blueberry hermit crab or blueberry hermit crab, is a species of land hermit crab in the family Coenobitidae.[1]
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| Coenobita purpureus | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Subphylum: | Crustacea |
| Class: | Malacostraca |
| Order: | Decapoda |
| Family: | Coenobitidae |
| Genus: | Coenobita |
| Species: | C. purpureus |
| Binomial name | |
| Coenobita purpureus Stimpson, 1858 | |
References
- "Coenobita purpureus". GBIF. Retrieved 2020-01-23.
Further reading
- Nizinski, Martha S. (2003). "Annotated checklist of decapod crustaceans of Atlantic coastal and continental shelf waters of the United States" (PDF). Proceedings of the Biological Society of Washington. 116 (1): 96–157. ISSN 0006-324X.
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