Hermit Crab
Common Name: Hermit Crab
Scientific Name: Paguroidea
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Malacostraca
Other Taxonomy: Order: Decapoda Infraorder: Anomura Superfamily: Paguroidea
Specimen #:12
Circumstance: Observed in lab
Specimen Condition: Specimen was alive
Location: Alfred bio tank
Typical Habitat: Most species are aquatic and live in varying depths of saltwater, from shallow reefs and shorelines to deep sea bottoms. Tropical areas host some terrestrial species, though even those have aquatic larvae and therefore need access to water for reproduction. Most hermit crabs are nocturnal.
Invasive? Not an invasive species
Natural area of growth: Most species are aquatic and live in varying depths of saltwater, from shallow reefs and shorelines to deep sea bottoms. Tropical areas host some terrestrial species, though even those have aquatic larvae and therefore need access to water for reproduction.
Relationship with humans: Humans keep them as pets
Sources: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hermit_crab
Scientific Name: Paguroidea
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Malacostraca
Other Taxonomy: Order: Decapoda Infraorder: Anomura Superfamily: Paguroidea
Specimen #:12
Circumstance: Observed in lab
Specimen Condition: Specimen was alive
Location: Alfred bio tank
Typical Habitat: Most species are aquatic and live in varying depths of saltwater, from shallow reefs and shorelines to deep sea bottoms. Tropical areas host some terrestrial species, though even those have aquatic larvae and therefore need access to water for reproduction. Most hermit crabs are nocturnal.
Invasive? Not an invasive species
Natural area of growth: Most species are aquatic and live in varying depths of saltwater, from shallow reefs and shorelines to deep sea bottoms. Tropical areas host some terrestrial species, though even those have aquatic larvae and therefore need access to water for reproduction.
Relationship with humans: Humans keep them as pets
Sources: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hermit_crab