Calcinus morgani Morgan's Hermit Crab

Calcinus morgani is commonly referred to as Morgan's Hermit Crab. Difficulty in the aquarium: facile. A aquarium size of at least 100 Liter is recommended. Toxicity: Toxic hazard unknown.

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lexID:

2997 

AphiaID:

367449 

Scientific:

Calcinus morgani 

German:

Blauaugen-Koralleneinsiedlerkrebs, Morgans Einsiedlerkrebs 

English:

Morgan's Hermit Crab 

Category:

bernard l'ermite 

Family tree:

Animalia (Kingdom) > Arthropoda (Phylum) > Malacostraca (Class) > Decapoda (Order) > Diogenidae (Family) > Calcinus (Genus) > morgani (Species) 

Initial determination:

Rahayu & Forest, 1999 

Occurrence:

Australia, Fiji, French Polynesia, Guam, Hawaii, Indian Ocean, Indo Pacific, Indonesia, Japan, Kenya, Lombok, Madagascar, Malaysia, Mauritius, New Guinea, South-Africa, Sulawesi, Taiwan, the Seychelles, Vanuatu, Western Pacific Ocean 

Marine Zone:

Intertidal (Eulittoral), intertidal zone between the high and low tide lines characterized by the alternation of low and high tide down to 15 meters 

Sea depth:

1 - 3 Meter 

Habitats:

Coral reefs, Intertidal zone, Tidal Zone, Rocky reefs, Seawater, Sea water 

Size:

up to 2.36" (6 cm) 

Temperature:

23,8 °F - 28,8 °F (23,8°C - 28,8°C) 

Food:

omnivore 

Tank:

22 gal (~ 100L)  

Difficulty:

facile 

Offspring:

None 

Toxicity:

Toxic hazard unknown 

CITES:

Not evaluated 

Red List:

Not evaluated (NE) 

Related species at
Catalog of Life:

• 
  Calcinus argus
  Argus Einsiedlerkrebs
• 
  Calcinus elegans
  Blauer Halloween-Einsiedlerkrebs
• 
  Calcinus gaimardii
  Gaimards Einsiedlerkrebs
• 
  Calcinus guamensis
  Guam Einsiedlerkrebs
• 
  Calcinus haigae
  Haigs Einsiedlerkrebs
• 
  Calcinus hazletti
  Hazletts Einsiedlerkrebs
• 
  Calcinus laevimanus
  Großscheren-Einsiedlerkrebs
• 
  Calcinus latens
  Versteckt Lebender Einsiedlerkrebs, Grüner Einsiedlerkrebs
• 
  Calcinus laurentae
  Laurents Einsiedlerkrebs
• 
  Calcinus seurati
  Weißgebänderter Einsiedlerkrebs, Seurats Einsiedlerkrebs
• 
  Calcinus tibicen
  Orangescheren Einsiedler
• Alle anzeigen

 

More related species
in this lexicon:

• 
  Calcinus anani
  Einsiedlerkrebs
• 
  Calcinus californiensis
  Kalifornischer Einsiedlerkrebs, Rotbein Einsiedlerkrebs
• 
  Calcinus isabellae
  Isabelles Einsiedlerkrebs
• 
  Calcinus lineapropodus
  Gestreiftes-Bein Einsiedlerkrebs
• 
  Calcinus minutus
  Kleiner Weißer Einsiedlerkrebs
• 
  Calcinus morgani
  Blauaugen-Koralleneinsiedlerkrebs, Morgans Einsiedlerkrebs
• 
  Calcinus obscurus
  Einsiedlerkrebs
• 
  Calcinus pictus
  Bemalter Einsiedlerkrebs
• 
  Calcinus pulcher
  Schöner Einsiedlerkrebs
• 
  Calcinus revi
  Weißer Einsiedlerkrebs, Lidschatten-Korallen-Einsiedlerkrebs
• 
  Calcinus rosaceus
  Rotmeer Einsiedler, Rosa Einsiedlerkrebs
• 
  Calcinus sp.01
  Oranger Korallen-Einsiedlerkrebse
• 
  Calcinus talismani
  Einsiedlerkrebs
• 
  Calcinus tubularis
  Röhren-Einsiedlerkrebs
• 
  Calcinus vachoni
  Einsiedlerkrebs
• 
  Calcinus vanninii
  Vanninis Einsiedlerkrebs

 

Author:

Meerwasser-Lexikon Team

Publisher:

Meerwasser-Lexikon.de

Created:

2010-01-28 19:21:25 

Last edit:

2025-10-29 19:52:54 

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