Coenobita is a genus of terrestrial hermit crabs in the family Coenobitidae, named by Pierre Andre Latreille in 1829 from an Ecclesiastical Latin word rooted in Greek for commune, a reference to the crabs communal habits. The genus contains 21 recognized species, several of which are kept as pets, and its members carry water inside the gastropod shells they inhabit, allowing them to remain away from the sea for extended periods. Coenobita is most closely related to the coconut crab, Birgus latro, the only other genus in Coenobitidae, together forming a distinctive terrestrial lineage among the decapod crustaceans.
Facts
Classification
Living or Extinct Taxonomic Rank Connections
Parent Taxon Of
Source Wikidata: Australian Land Hermit Crab
Source GBIF Backbone Taxonomy: Coenobita purpureus
Source Wikidata: Caribbean Hermit Crab
Source Wikidata: Coenobita brevimanus
Source Wikidata: Coenobita lila
Source Wikidata: Coenobita longitarsis
Source Wikidata: Coenobita pseudorugosus
Source Wikidata: Coenobita rubescens
Source Wikidata: Coenobita rugosus
Source Wikidata: Coenobita scaevola
Source Wikidata: Coenobita spinosus
Source Wikidata: Coenobita violascens
Source Wikidata: Ecuadorian Hermit Crab
Source GBIF Backbone Taxonomy: Coenobita cavipes
Source Wikidata: Strawberry Hermit Crab
Sources
1. Wikidata (taxon extant/extinct status)
Wikimedia Foundation / Wikidata contributorsQ390024, descriptionView the Source 2. Wikipedia: Coenobita
WikipediaIntroduction
The genus Coenobita contains 21 species of terrestrial hermit crabs.
In Group: Land Hermit Crab Genera, Lead
The junior homonym Coenobita Gistl, 1848 is now the moth genus Ectropis.
View the Source Wikidata: Coenobita
Wikidata Q390024, class allow-list match (w-wdresolver-0926)View the Source Wikidata: Caribbean Hermit Crab
Parent Taxon Of: Caribbean Hermit Crab, Wikidata parent-taxon (P171) chainView the Source Wikidata: Strawberry Hermit Crab
Parent Taxon Of: Strawberry Hermit Crab, Wikidata parent-taxon (P171) chainView the Source Wikidata: Coenobita rugosus
Parent Taxon Of: Coenobita rugosus, Wikidata parent-taxon (P171) chainView the Source Wikidata: Ecuadorian Hermit Crab
Parent Taxon Of: Ecuadorian Hermit Crab, Wikidata parent-taxon (P171) chainView the Source Wikidata: Coenobita brevimanus
Parent Taxon Of: Coenobita brevimanus, Wikidata parent-taxon (P171) chainView the Source Wikidata: Coenobita violascens
Parent Taxon Of: Coenobita violascens, Wikidata parent-taxon (P171) chainView the Source Wikidata: Coenobita scaevola
Parent Taxon Of: Coenobita scaevola, Wikidata parent-taxon (P171) chainView the Source Wikidata: Coenobita spinosus
Parent Taxon Of: Coenobita spinosus, Wikidata parent-taxon (P171) chainView the Source Wikidata: Coenobita rubescens
Parent Taxon Of: Coenobita rubescens, Wikidata parent-taxon (P171) chainView the Source Wikidata: Australian Land Hermit Crab
Parent Taxon Of: Australian Land Hermit Crab, Wikidata parent-taxon (P171) chainView the Source Wikidata: Coenobita longitarsis
Parent Taxon Of: Coenobita longitarsis, Wikidata parent-taxon (P171) chainView the Source Wikidata: Coenobita pseudorugosus
Parent Taxon Of: Coenobita pseudorugosus, Wikidata parent-taxon (P171) chainView the Source Wikidata: Coenobita lila
Parent Taxon Of: Coenobita lila, Wikidata parent-taxon (P171) chainView the Source GBIF Backbone Taxonomy: Coenobita purpureus
GBIF Backbone TaxonomyParent Taxon Of: Blueberry Hermit Crab, Taxon recordQuote, Parent Taxon Of: Blueberry Hermit Crab, Taxon record
"genus": "Coenobita"
GBIF Backbone Taxonomy: Coenobita cavipes
GBIF Backbone TaxonomyParent Taxon Of: Passionfruit Hermit Crab, Taxon recordQuote, Parent Taxon Of: Passionfruit Hermit Crab, Taxon record
"genus": "Coenobita"
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