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Ecuadorian Hermit Crab
Coenobita compressus
25 photos
Study shows up to four per card, from different observers, so you learn the species rather than one picture. Heart the good ones and swap any you do not like.
Photos you add are credited to you, and you keep the copyright.
Easily confused with
Caribbean Land Hermit CrabCoenobita clypeatus
Tawny Hermit CrabCoenobita rugosus
Thinstripe Hermit CrabClibanarius vittatus
Pacific Hairy Hermit CrabPagurus hirsutiusculus
Mangrove Hermit CrabClibanarius lineatus
Long-claw Hermit CrabPagurus longicarpus
Calcinus obscurus
Tropical Mole CrabEmerita rathbunae
Study checks a spoken answer against these, and tells you which one you named.
Where it is recorded
| Costa Rica | 2,095 |
|---|---|
| Provincia Puntarenas | 1,525 |
| Mexico | 926 |
| Provincia Guanacaste | 562 |
| Ecuador | 520 |
| Panama | 339 |
| Galápagos | 301 |
| Jalisco | 185 |
| Oaxaca | 177 |
| Nayarit | 170 |
Counts show where people looked, not only where it lives.
Traits
Physical
- ExoskeletonHas a hard external skeletonFrom its classification
Classification
| Kingdom | Animals · Animalia |
|---|---|
| Phylum | Arthropods · Arthropoda |
| Class | Malacostracans · Malacostraca |
| Order | Decapods · Decapoda |
| Family | Land Hermit Crabs · Coenobitidae |
| Genus | Coenobita |
Sources
- Names, taxonomy and observation counts: www.inaturalist.org
- Photos and recordings: the creator and source are on each one.
- How much to rely on each source
Remember the name next time.
Practise Ecuadorian Hermit Crab with real photos from different observers. Say the name out loud, and it comes back just before you would forget it.