Kingdom Animalia Subphylum Crustacea Order Decapoda Scientific name Ciliopagurus tricolor | Phylum Arthropoda Class Malacostraca Family Diogenidae Rank Species | |
Similar Lissocarcinus orbicularis, Leucosia anatum, Halloween hermit crab, Leptograpsus, Dardanus lagopodes | ||
Ciliopagurus tricolor is a species of hermit crab native to Madagascar. It is one of four species in the "strigatus complex", having morphological similarities to C. strigatus, with the most prominent variance being coloration.
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