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)
└Crustacea (Subphylum)
 └Malacostraca (Class)
  └Eumalacostraca (Subclass)
   └Decapoda (Order)
    └Pleocyemata (Suborder)
     └Anomura (Infraorder)
      └Paguroidea (Superfamily)
       └Diogenidae (Family)
        └Aniculus (Genus)

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