Calcinus laurentae
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| Calcinus laurentae | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Malacostraca |
| Order: | Decapoda |
| Suborder: | Pleocyemata |
| Infraorder: | Anomura |
| Family: | Diogenidae |
| Genus: | Calcinus |
| Species: | C. laurentae |
| Binomial name | |
| Calcinus laurentae Haig & McLaughlin, 1984 | |
Calcinus laurentae is a species of left-handed hermit crab in the family Diogenidae.[1] The common name for Calcinus laurentae is Laurent's Hermit Crab[2] or Redleg calcinus.[3] Calcinus laurentae are native to Hawaii[4] and the Hawaiian word for hermit crab is unauna.[2]
Their eyestalks are orange with white rings under their eyes. Their two large claw pinchers are brownish/black fading into white at the ends. Their walking legs are reddish/orange fading into pink at the ends.[5] Their walking legs also have white rings near the joint segments, with tiny black tips at the end of each leg. They have yellow or orange antennae. Their eyes are black with numerous tiny white dots.[4] Their size is tiny, around 1/4in or 0.75cm.[6]
