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””'[[Diogenes heteropsammicola]]””’ is a species of [[hermit crab]] that lives within “walking corals” of the genera ”[[Heterocyathus]]” and ”[[Heteropsammia]]”. |
””'[[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)]] |
[[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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Revision as of 08:09, 8 February 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.
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