Aniculus maximus
| Aniculus maximus | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Malacostraca |
| Order: | Decapoda |
| Suborder: | Pleocyemata |
| Infraorder: | Anomura |
| Family: | Diogenidae |
| Genus: | Aniculus |
| Species: | A. maximus
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| Binomial name | |
| Aniculus maximus Edmondson, 1952[1]
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Aniculus maximus, the hairy yellow hermit crab or large hairy hermit crab, is an aquatic hermit crab of the family Diogenidae.
Description[edit]
Their colour ranges from intense red to golden yellow. They have yellow hairy legs. Their shield is marked with a series of furrows.[2]
Diet[edit]
They are omnivores eating both algae and fishes. They may opportunistically prey on helpless organisms.
Distribution[edit]
They are found in the Indo-Pacific region.[3]
Use in aquariums[edit]
They may be used as aquarium cleaning crabs and may be used to check algae growth, but they may attack tank mates and reefs.
References[edit]
- ^ Patsy McLaughlin (2013). Lemaitre R, McLaughlin P (eds.). "Aniculus maximus Edmondson, 1952". World Paguroidea & Lomisoidea database. World Register of Marine Species. Retrieved July 9, 2013.
- ^ Patsy A. McLaughlin & John P. Hoover (1996). "A new species of Aniculus Dana (Decapoda: Anomura: Diogenidae) from Hawaii". Proceedings of the Biological Society of Washington. 109 (2): 299–305.
- ^ Tin-Yam Chan. "Aniculus maximus Edmondson, 1952". BiotaTaiwanica. Archived from the original on March 4, 2016. Retrieved July 9, 2013.
- Edmondson, C.H. (1952). Additional Central Pacific crustaceans. Occasional Papers of the Bernice P.Bishop Museum. 21: 67-86.
- Reay, P.J. & J. Haig (1990). Coastal hermit crabs (Decapoda: Anomura) from Kenya, with a review and key to East African species. Bulletin of Marine Science 46(3): 578-589
- Liu, J.Y. [Ruiyu] (ed.). (2008). Checklist of marine biota of China seas. China Science Press. 1267 pp.
- McLaughlin, P. A., Komai, T., Lemaitre, R. & Rahayu, D.L. (2010). Annotated checklist of anomuran decapod crustaceans of the world (exclusive of the Kiwaoidea and families Chirostylidae and Galatheidae of the Galatheoidea. Part I — Lithodoidea, Lomisoidea and Paguroidea. Raffles Bulletin of Zoology. Supplement 23: 5–107