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Ciliopagurus vakovako

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Ciliopagurus vakovako
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Malacostraca
Order: Decapoda
Suborder: Pleocyemata
Infraorder: Anomura
Family: Diogenidae
Genus: Ciliopagurus
Species:
C. vakovako
Binomial name
Ciliopagurus vakovako
Poupin, 2001[1]

Ciliopagurus vakovako is a species of hermit crab native to the Marquesas Islands. It is typically found at a depth no lower than 57 metres (187 ft). C. vakovako appears to be a vicariant of C. strigatus, a species widespread throughout the Indo-pacific region.[2]

The species name vakovako is a Marquesan word meaning striped, which is an allusion to the transverse rings on the legs.[3]

References

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  1. ^ Patsy McLaughlin (2009). P. McLaughlin (ed.). "Ciliopagurus vakovako Poupin, 2001". World Paguroidea database. World Register of Marine Species. Retrieved August 29, 2010.
  2. ^ Joseph Poupin. "Ciliopagurus vakovako Poupin, 2001". Database of Crustacea (Decapoda and Stomatopoda), from Central Pacific Islands (French Polynesia, Pitcairn, Easter Island, Clipperton). Retrieved August 26, 2010.
  3. ^ Joseph Poupin (2001). "New collections of Ciliopagurus from French Polynesia, with the description of a new species from the Marquesas Islands (Crustacea: Decapoda: Anomura: Diogenidae)" (PDF). Raffles Bulletin of Zoology. 49 (2): 291–300. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2011-07-19. Retrieved 2010-08-26.