Strawberry Hermit Crab
Coenobita perlatus
- Group: Crab
- For divers: safe
The strawberry hermit crab carries its bright red body in a borrowed turban shell and lives mostly on land, on offshore tropical islands above the tide line. It comes out at night and must return to the sea to wet its gills and release its larvae.
Taxonomy: Animalia › Arthropoda › Malacostraca › Decapoda › Coenobitidae › Coenobita
Species data via the World Register of Marine Species (WoRMS), AphiaID 208660.
FAQ
- Is the Strawberry Hermit Crab dangerous to divers?
- The Strawberry Hermit Crab is harmless to divers.