Reticulated Hawaiian Hermit

Aniculus hopperae

• Group: Other
• Typical depth: 1–38 m

A hermit crab of Hawaiian reefs that hides by day in caves and under ledges, also venturing onto exposed rocky shores. Like all hermit crabs it carries a borrowed snail shell, swapping it for a larger one as it grows.

Taxonomy: Animalia › Arthropoda › Malacostraca › Decapoda › Diogenidae › Aniculus

Species data via the World Register of Marine Species (WoRMS), AphiaID 367403.