Clibanarius merguiensis De Man, 1888

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

publication ID	https://doi.org/10.1590/2358-2936e20240507
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DOI	https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.14668648
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scientific name	Clibanarius merguiensis De Man, 1888
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Clibanarius merguiensis De Man, 1888 View in CoL

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Habitat. Sandy, rocky shore, seagrass bed, and reef flat, intertidal.

Distribution. West Indian Ocean to Thailand, Vietnam and the Malay Archipelago, and the Philippines and Taiwan. Indonesia: Lombok, Sulawesi and Maluku.

Remarks. In life the species is recognizable by the yellowish orange with tinge of blue broad stripe on the dark brown or black of ambulatory legs. This color fades rapidly in the preservative.Color variation discussed by Rahayu and Forest (1993) were also found in the specimens in this study: