Shell utilization and shell-shedding behaviour by the land hermit crabCoenobita spinosus

Sasazuka, Makoto; Hamasaki, Katsuyuki; Dan, Shigeki

doi:10.1080/03949370.2019.1630013

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“…This species is known for its shell shedding behavior (Sasazuka et al, 2019) which was also seen here.…”

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New Records of Hermit Crabs (Crustacea: Decapoda: Anomura: Paguroidae) from the Andaman and Nicobar Archipelago in India

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Thiruchitrambalam

2022

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The current work presents hermit crab species inhabiting the intertidal and shallow subtidal region on the coast of south Andaman Islands, along with an updated checklist of hermit crabs from Andaman and Nicobar Islands (ANI) and an identification key for surveyed hermit crabs. Five species of hermit crabs representing two families (Coenobitidae and Diogenidae) under the superfamily Paguroidea were recorded in the intertidal and shallow subtidal regions of the south Andaman Islands. Among the five species, one species of the genus Coenobita, one species of the genus Calcinus, two species of the genus Clibanarius and one species of the genus Dardanus are reported for the first time from the intertidal habitats of the Andaman Islands. Live coloration and description of several species are described for the first time from this region.

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“…This species is known for its shell shedding behavior (Sasazuka et al, 2019) which was also seen here.…”

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confidence: 74%

New Records of Hermit Crabs (Crustacea: Decapoda: Anomura: Paguroidae) from the Andaman and Nicobar Archipelago in India

Paul

Thiruchitrambalam

2022

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The plastic homes of hermit crabs in the Anthropocene

Jagiello,

Dylewski,

Szulkin

2024

Science of The Total Environment

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Gastropod shell use by the land hermit crabs Coenobita brevimanus and C. cavipes in an abandoned village on Iriomotejima Island, Japan

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The aim of this study was to examine patterns of abundance, density, size, and shell use in Coenobita brevimanus and C. cavipes, occurring on Sakiyama Village, Iriomotejima Island, southwestern Japan. Crabs were captured and their body size and the type of adopted gastropod shell were recorded. Relative abundances were similar among species (67 and 64 for C. brevimanus and C. cavipes, respectively) and density of C. brevimanus was as high as 0.23 m 2 . Overall, C. brevimanus had larger body sizes (palm width 5.9-32.7 mm) than C. cavipes (4.2-14.2 mm). Patterns of gastropod shell use were also significantly different between species. While C. brevimanus used were the marine snails Turbo (Marmarostoma) argyrostomus and Mancinella armigera (each species comprised about 35% of all occupied shell), the most adopted gastropod shells by C. cavipes were the land snails Satsuma caliginosa caliginosa (38%) and Acusta despecta sieboldiana (19%). Interestingly, almost all ( 90%) shells occupied by C. brevimanus were abraded, whereas for C. cavipes 56% of adopted shells were non-abraded. Generally speaking, C. brevimanus in Sakiyama, where the supply of artificial shells is relatively more limited than in more populated areas near to the village, had smaller body sizes, and occupied older shells.

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Shell utilization and shell-shedding behaviour by the land hermit crabCoenobita spinosus

Cited by 4 publications

References 43 publications

New Records of Hermit Crabs (Crustacea: Decapoda: Anomura: Paguroidae) from the Andaman and Nicobar Archipelago in India

New Records of Hermit Crabs (Crustacea: Decapoda: Anomura: Paguroidae) from the Andaman and Nicobar Archipelago in India

The plastic homes of hermit crabs in the Anthropocene

Gastropod shell use by the land hermit crabs <i>Coenobita brevimanus</i> and <i>C. cavipes</i> in an abandoned village on Iriomotejima Island, Japan

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