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Anapagurus hendersoni Henderson's Hermit Crab

Anapagurus hendersoni is commonly referred to as Henderson's 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.

Profilbild Urheber Georgina Jones (CC-BY-SA), Cape Town

Anapagurus hendersoni,castor north pinnacle,Simon's Town, Cape Town, 7975, South Africa 2024 (CC-BY-SA)


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lexID:
17174 
AphiaID:
246501 
Scientific:
Anapagurus hendersoni 
German:
Hendersons Einsiedlerkrebs 
English:
Henderson's Hermit Crab 
Category:
Hermit Crabs 
Family tree:
Animalia (Kingdom) > Arthropoda (Phylum) > Malacostraca (Class) > Decapoda (Order) > Paguridae (Family) > Anapagurus (Genus) > hendersoni (Species) 
Initial determination:
Barnard, 1947 
Occurrence:
South-Africa 
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:
Meter 
Habitats:
Seawater, Sea water 
Temperature:
57.2 °F - 62.6 °F (14°C - 17°C) 
Food:
No reliable information available, omnivore 
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 
CITES:
Not evaluated 
Red List:
Not evaluated (NE) 
Related species at
Catalog of Life:
  • Anapagurus chiroacanthys
  • Anapagurus levis
 
More related species
in this lexicon:
 
Author:
Publisher:
Meerwasser-Lexikon.de
Created:
Last edit:
2025-01-21 15:09:34 

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Anapagurus hendersoni Barnard, 1947

The genus Anapagurus belongs to the right-handed hermit crab family, Paguridae. In these hermit crabs, the right claw is larger than the left one.

Unfortunately, no further information is available about Anapagurus hendersoni.
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Anapagurus hendersoni,outer photographers, Cape Point, Cape Town, South Africa 2023 (CC-BY-SA)
Anapagurus hendersoni,castor north pinnacle,Simon's Town, Cape Town, 7975, South Africa 2024 (CC-BY-SA)
Anapagurus hendersoni,boat rock, Cape Point, Cape Town, South Africa 2023 (CC-BY-SA)

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