Florent's Guide To The Florida, Bahamas and

Caribbean Reefs

Blue-Legged Hermit Crab
Clibanarius tricolor
Blue-Legged Hermit Crab
Also known as: Tricolor Hermit Crab, Three-Colored Hermit Crab
Category: Left-Handed Hermits
Scientific Name: Clibanarius tricolor
Size: Up to 0.8 in. (2 cm)  
Depth: 3-10 ft. (1-3 m)
Distribution: Caribbean, Bahamas, Florida
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
          └Clibanarius (Genus)
           └C. tricolor (Species)
WoRMS ID: 367527🔗
iNaturalist ID: 295217🔗

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