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Passionfruit Hermit Crab

Crustaceans

The passionfruit hermit crab is a land hermit crab distributed across eastern Africa, Indonesia, the Philippines, China, Japan, Malaysia, Taiwan, Polynesia, and Micronesia, with a brown or blue grey body, orange antennae, a purple chela, and a larger left claw used for climbing. It stays near shorelines despite being terrestrial and mainly nocturnal, living in large groups in mangrove trees and sheltering in sand or debris by day while keeping saltwater in its shell for hydration and gas exchange, and it favors large turbo shells and occasionally the hollowed shell of a hard passion fruit, which gives it its common name. Breeding runs from mid May to late August, females can produce two or more broods, and eggs incubate for about 30 days before being released into the sea as larvae.

Facts
Classification
Diet
Omnivore 1
System (Realm)
Terrestrial 2
Living or Extinct
Yes 2
Scientific Name
Coenobita cavipes 3
Connections

Child Taxon Of

Coenobita, Taxa
Source GBIF Backbone Taxonomy: Coenobita cavipes

In Biome

Intertidal Zone, Biomes
Source SeaLifeBase: Coenobita cavipes summary
In the Other Atlases

Found In

Africa

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Source Coenobita cavipes (Wikipedia)Distribution: Africa
Quote, Distribution: Africa
Coenobita cavipes (Passionfruit Hermit) is a species of land hermit crab native to the eastern parts of Africa, the Indonesia, Philippines, China, Japan, Malaysia, Taiwan, Polynesia, and Micronesia.
China

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Source Coenobita cavipes (Wikipedia)Distribution: China
Quote, Distribution: China
Coenobita cavipes (Passionfruit Hermit) is a species of land hermit crab native to the eastern parts of Africa, the Indonesia, Philippines, China, Japan, Malaysia, Taiwan, Polynesia, and Micronesia.
Indonesia

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Source Coenobita cavipes (Wikipedia)Distribution: Indonesia
Quote, Distribution: Indonesia
Coenobita cavipes (Passionfruit Hermit) is a species of land hermit crab native to the eastern parts of Africa, the Indonesia, Philippines, China, Japan, Malaysia, Taiwan, Polynesia, and Micronesia.
Japan

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Source Coenobita cavipes (Wikipedia)Distribution: Japan
Quote, Distribution: Japan
Coenobita cavipes (Passionfruit Hermit) is a species of land hermit crab native to the eastern parts of Africa, the Indonesia, Philippines, China, Japan, Malaysia, Taiwan, Polynesia, and Micronesia.
Malaysia

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Source Coenobita cavipes (Wikipedia)Distribution: Malaysia
Quote, Distribution: Malaysia
Coenobita cavipes (Passionfruit Hermit) is a species of land hermit crab native to the eastern parts of Africa, the Indonesia, Philippines, China, Japan, Malaysia, Taiwan, Polynesia, and Micronesia.
Philippines

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Source Coenobita cavipes (Wikipedia)Distribution: Philippines
Quote, Distribution: Philippines
Coenobita cavipes (Passionfruit Hermit) is a species of land hermit crab native to the eastern parts of Africa, the Indonesia, Philippines, China, Japan, Malaysia, Taiwan, Polynesia, and Micronesia.
Taiwan

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Source Coenobita cavipes (Wikipedia)Distribution: Taiwan
Quote, Distribution: Taiwan
Coenobita cavipes (Passionfruit Hermit) is a species of land hermit crab native to the eastern parts of Africa, the Indonesia, Philippines, China, Japan, Malaysia, Taiwan, Polynesia, and Micronesia.
Sources
1. SeaLifeBase: Coenobita cavipes summary
SeaLifeBaseBiology
Quote, Biology
Feeds on plant and animal matter
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2. Coenobita cavipes (Wikipedia)
  • Lead, living organism
    Coenobita cavipes (Passionfruit Hermit) is a species of land hermit crab native to the eastern parts of Africa, the Indonesia, Philippines, China, Japan, Malaysia, Taiwan, Polynesia, and Micronesia.
  • Habitat and distribution
    While these hermit crabs are terrestrial, they prefer to reside near the shores for access of both water and land.
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3. GBIF Backbone Taxonomy: Coenobita cavipes
GBIF Backbone TaxonomyTaxon record
Quote, Taxon record
"canonicalName": "Coenobita cavipes"
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