Clibanarius striolatus Dana, 1852

Ririhena, Dharma Arif Nugroho Dwi Listyo Rahayu Rianta Pratiwi Rena Tri Hernawati Ujang Nurhaman John Etry, 2024, Hermit crabs (Decapoda: Anomura: Coenobitidae, Calcinidae, Diogenidae, Paguridae) from Halmahera Island, North Maluku, Indonesia, Nauplius (e 20240507) 32, pp. 1-24 : 13

Clibanarius striolatus Dana, 1852

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Habitat. Mud substrate near mangrove or seagrass bed, intertidal.

Distribution. From the Red Sea, and the Indian Ocean to the Philippines, Taiwan, and Japan. Indonesia: Jawa, Kalimantan, Lombok, Sulawesi, and Maluku.

Remarks. This is a very common species in Indonesian waters. The dark brown stripes on the light green ambulatory legs easily separated this species from the congeners.

Figures

Figure 7. (A) Clibanarius eurysternus Hilgendorf, 1878, male, 3.5 mm (MZB Cru 5530). (B) Clibanarius longitarsus (De Haan, 1849), (photo in preservative), male, 2.7 mm (MZB Cru 5534). (C) Clibanarius merguiensis De Man, 1888, male, 3.5 mm (MZB Cru 5538). (D) Clibanarius snelliusi Buitendijk, 1937 (photo in preservative), male, 3.3 mm (MZB Cru 5539). (E) Clibanarius striolatus Dana, 1852, male, 6.4 mm (MZB Cru 5541). (F) Clibanarius virescens (Krauss, 1843), male, 4.1 mm (MZB Cru 5544). Live coloration unless indicated otherwise.