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””'[[Diogenes heteropsammicola]]””’ is a species of [[hermit crab]] that lives within “walking corals” of the genera ”[[Heterocyathus]]” and ”[[Heteropsammia]]”. |
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[[File:Diogenes heteropsammicola hermit crab, in and out of coral.png|thumb|center|Diogenes heteropsammicola in a walking coral (left) and swimming freely (right)]] |
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These coral have an internal cavity that is typically occupied by a symbiotic [[Sipuncula|sipunculan worm]]; in the crab’s habitat in the [[Ōshima Straight]] south of [[Amami Ōshima]], it is often found inside the corals instead. |
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Revision as of 20:26, 28 January 2026
Diogenes heteropsammicola is a species of hermit crab that lives within “walking corals” of the genera Heterocyathus and Heteropsammia.[1]
These coral have an internal cavity that is typically occupied by a symbiotic sipunculan worm; in the crab’s habitat in the Ōshima Straight south of Amami Ōshima, it is often found inside the corals instead.[2]
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Diogenes heteropsammicola is a species of hermit crab that lives within “walking corals” of the genera Heterocyathus and Heteropsammia.
These coral have an internal cavity that is typically occupied by a symbiotic sipunculan worm; in the crab’s habitat in the Ōshima Straight south of Amami Ōshima, it is often found inside the corals instead.
- ^ Igawa, Momoko; Kato, Makoto (20 September 2017). “A new species of hermit crab, Diogenes heteropsammicola (Crustacea, Decapoda, Anomura, Diogenidae), replaces a mutualistic sipunculan in a walking coral symbiosis”. PLOS ONE. pp. e0184311. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0184311.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unflagged free DOI (link) - ^ Igawa, Momoko; Kato, Makoto (20 September 2017). “A new species of hermit crab, Diogenes heteropsammicola (Crustacea, Decapoda, Anomura, Diogenidae), replaces a mutualistic sipunculan in a walking coral symbiosis”. PLOS ONE. pp. e0184311. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0184311.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unflagged free DOI (link)
