Clibanarius fonticola
Clibanarius fonticola is the only species of hermit crab in the world that lives in fresh water. It is found on the island of Espiritu Santo, Vanuatu.[2] While a number of other hermit crabs are terrestrial or live in estuarine habitats, C. fonticola is the only species that spends its life in fresh water.[3] It lives in a pool fed by springs near the village of Matevulu, close to an abandoned airstrip. The adult hermit crabs of this species all use shells of Clithon corona.[2]
Empty shell of Clithon corona. Scale bar is 10 mm.
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Subphylum: | Crustacea |
| Class: | Malacostraca |
| Order: | Decapoda |
| Infraorder: | Anomura |
| Family: | Diogenidae |
| Genus: | Clibanarius |
| Species: | C. fonticola |
| Binomial name | |
| Clibanarius fonticola McLaughlin & Murray, 1990[1] | |
References
- Patsy McLaughlin (2009). P. McLaughlin (ed.). "Clibanarius fonticola McLaughlin & Murray, 1990". World Paguroidea database. World Register of Marine Species. Retrieved March 10, 2010.
- Patsy A. McLaughlin & Talbot Murray (1990). "Clibanarius fonticola, new species (Anomura: Paguridea: Diogenidae), from a fresh-water pool on Espiritu Santo, Vanuatu". Journal of Crustacean Biology. 10 (4): 695–702. doi:10.2307/1548413. JSTOR 1548413.
- Masayuki Osawa & Yoshihisa Fujita (2008). "Clibanarius ambonensis (Crustacea: Decapoda: Anomura: Diogenidae) from the Ryukyu Islands, south-western Japan" (PDF). JMBA2 - Biodiversity Records. 1: e16. doi:10.1017/S1755267206001667. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2011-07-21. Retrieved 2010-03-10.
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