Clibanarius englaucus Ball and Haig, 1972

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 : 12

Clibanarius englaucus Ball and Haig, 1972

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Habitat. Sandy shore with gravels and boulders, in upper intertidal, very often found in large numbers under boulders.

Distribution. Mayotte Island, the Indian Ocean, the Philippines, and New Guinea. Indonesia: Lombok and Maluku.

Remarks. Described from New Guinea by Ball and Haig (1972) this species is recognizable by the blue and orange color on the dactylus and distal area of the propodus of the second and third pereopods.

Figures

Figure 6.(A) Dardanus lagopodes (Forskål, 1775), female, 5.5 mm (MZB Cru 5519). (B) Dardanus scutelatus (H. Milne Edwards, 1848), male, 3.6 mm (MZB Cru 5523).(C) Clibanariusambonensis Rahayu and Forest, 1993 (photo in preservative), male,5.3 mm (MZB Cru 5524). (D) Clibanarius cruentatus (H. Milne Edwards, 1848), male, 4.9 mm (MZB Cru 5525). (E) Clibanarius demani Buitendijk, 1937, male, 2.7 mm (MZB Cru 5526). (F) Clibanarius englaucus Ball and Haig, 1972, male, 2.2 mm (MZB Cru 5529). Live coloration unless indicated otherwise.