Florent's Guide To The

Tropical Reefs

Hopper's Hermit Crab
Aniculus hopperae
Hopper's Hermit Crab
Also known as: Reticulated Hawaiian Hermit Crab
Category: Left-Handed Hermits
Scientific Name: Aniculus hopperae
Size: Up to 0.5 in. (1.5 cm)  
Depth: 10-60 ft. (3-18 m)
Distribution: Hawaii, Line Islands, Marquesas Islands
Arthropoda (Phylum) Arthropods
└Crustacea (Subphylum) Crustaceans
 └Multicrustacea (Superclass) Typical Crustaceans
  └Malacostraca (Class) Malacostracans
   └Eumalacostraca (Subclass) Decapods, Isopods, and Allies
    └Eucarida (Superorder)
     └Decapoda (Order) Decapods
      └Pleocyemata (Suborder)
       └Anomura (Infraorder)
        └Paguroidea (Superfamily) Hermit Crabs
         └Diogenidae (Family) Left-Handed Hermits
          └Aniculus (Genus)
           └A. hopperae (Species)
WoRMS ID: 367403🔗
iNaturalist ID: 464768🔗

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