Calcinus californiensis Red-leg Hermit Crab

Calcinus californiensisis commonly referred to as Red-leg Hermit Crab. Difficulty in the aquarium: There are no reports available yet that this animal has already been kept in captivity successfully. Toxicity: Toxic hazard unknown.

Marlin Harms, California USA, California, USA

Red-leg Hermit Crab, Calcinus californiensis.La Ventana, Baja California Sur, Mexico 2011

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lexID:: 2999
AphiaID:: 367433

Scientific:: Calcinus californiensis
German:: Kalifornien Einsiedlerkrebs, Rotbein Einsiedlerkrebs
English:: Red-leg Hermit Crab

Category:: Hermit Crabs

Family tree:: Animalia (Kingdom) > Arthropoda (Phylum) > Malacostraca (Class) > Decapoda (Order) > Calcinidae (Family) > Calcinus (Genus) > californiensis (Species)
Initial determination:: Bouvier, 1898

Occurrence:: Eastern Pacific Ocean, Mexico (East Pacific)
Sea depth:: Meter
Size:: up to 0.79" (2 cm)
Temperature:: ~ 78.8 °F (26°C)
Food:: Algae, Clam meat, Detritus, Dustfood , Flakes, Frozen Food (large sort), Krill, Mosquito larvae, Nori-Algae, Smelts
Difficulty:: There are no reports available yet that this animal has already been kept in captivity successfully
Offspring:: None
Toxicity:: Toxic hazard unknown