Clibanarius fonticola
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| Clibanarius fonticola McLaughlin & Murray, 1990 [1]
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Clibanarius fonticola is the only species of hermit crab in the world that lives in fresh water. It is found on the island of Espiritu Santo, Vanuatu.[2] While a number of other hermit crabs are terrestrial or live in estuarine habitats, C. fonticola is the only species that spends its life in fresh water.[3] It lives in a pool fed by springs near the village of Matevulu, close to an abandoned airstrip. The adult hermit crabs of this species all use shells of Clithon corona.[2]
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References
- ^ Patsy McLaughlin (2009). P. McLaughlin (ed.). "Clibanarius fonticola McLaughlin & Murray, 1990". World Paguroidea database. World Register of Marine Species. Retrieved March 10, 2010.
- ^ a b Patsy A. McLaughlin & Talbot Murray (1990). "Clibanarius fonticola, new species (Anomura: Paguridea: Diogenidae), from a fresh-water pool on Espiritu Santo, Vanuatu". Journal of Crustacean Biology. 10 (4): 695–702. doi:10.2307/1548413. JSTOR 1548413.
- ^ Masayuki Osawa & Yoshihisa Fujita (2008). "Clibanarius ambonensis (Crustacea: Decapoda: Anomura: Diogenidae) from the Ryukyu Islands, south-western Japan" (PDF). JMBA2 - Biodiversity Records. 1: e16. doi:10.1017/S1755267206001667.
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