Tags: Crustacean.

The halloween hermit crab Ciliopagurus strigatus also known as the striped hermit crab or orange legged hermit crab is a brightly colored aquatic hermit crab of the family Diogenidae. Besides its ability to routinely clean algae in aquariums the halloween hermit crab’s festive striped coloration also appeals to enthusiasts; it is considered the most brightly colored hermit crab in normal aquarium use.

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binomial authority
Johann Friedrich Wilhelm Herbst
class
Malacostraca
family
Hermit crab, Diogenidae
genus
Ciliopagurus
kingdom
Animal
order
Decapoda
phylum
Arthropod, Crustacean
synonym
*Aniculus strigatus (Herbst 1804), *Cancer strigatus (Herbst 1804), *Pagurus annulipes (H. Milne-Edwards 1848), *Pagurus strigatus (Herbst 1804), *Trizopagurus strigatus (Herbst 1804)

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