Paguristes runyanae Maroon Striped Hermit Crab

Paguristes runyanae is commonly referred to as Maroon Striped Hermit Crab. Difficulty in the aquarium: There are no reports available yet that this animal has already been kept in captivity successfully. Toxicity: Toxic hazard unknown.

Benoît Segerer

Paguristes runyanae,Jailolo 2013

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AphiaID:: 368281

Scientific:: Paguristes runyanae
German:: Kastanienbraun Gestreifter Einsiedlerkrebs
English:: Maroon Striped Hermit Crab

Category:: Hermit Crabs

Family tree:: Animalia (Kingdom) > Arthropoda (Phylum) > Malacostraca (Class) > Decapoda (Order) > Diogenidae (Family) > Paguristes (Genus) > runyanae (Species)
Initial determination:: Haig & Ball, 1988

Occurrence:: Indonesia, Philippines
Marine Zone:: Subtidal, sublittoral, infralittoral, deep zone of the oceans from the lower limit of the intertidal zone (intertidal) to the shelf edge at about 200 m water depth. neritic.
Sea depth:: 0 - 8 Meter
Habitats:: Seawater, Sea water
Size:: up to 0.79" (2 cm)
Temperature:: °F - 82.4 °F (°C - 28°C)
Food:: No reliable information available
Difficulty:: There are no reports available yet that this animal has already been kept in captivity successfully
Offspring:: Not available as offspring
Toxicity:: Toxic hazard unknown