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Manucomplanus varians Staghorn hermit crab, Antler Hermit

Manucomplanus varians is commonly referred to as Staghorn hermit crab, Antler Hermit. Difficulty in the aquarium: There are no reports available yet that this animal has already been kept in captivity successfully. Toxicity: Toxic hazard unknown.


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Staghorn Hermit Crab,Manucomplanus varians, Isla Danzante - Punta Leonor & Piedra Noroeste 2022


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lexID:
8877 
AphiaID:
366522 
Scientific:
Manucomplanus varians 
German:
Geweihkorallen-Einsiedlerkrebs, Hirschhorn-Einsiedler 
English:
Staghorn Hermit Crab, Antler Hermit 
Category:
bernard l'ermite 
Family tree:
Animalia (Kingdom) > Arthropoda (Phylum) > Malacostraca (Class) > Decapoda (Order) > Paguridae (Family) > Manucomplanus (Genus) > varians (Species) 
Initial determination:
(Benedict, ), 1892 
Occurrence:
Eastern Pacific Ocean, Gulf of California, Mexico (East Pacific), Panama 
Sea depth:
Meter 
Size:
0.39" - 0.79" (1cm - 2cm) 
Temperature:
°F - 77 °F (°C - 25°C) 
Food:
Algae (Algivore), Commensalism, Plankton 
Difficulty:
There are no reports available yet that this animal has already been kept in captivity successfully 
Offspring:
None 
Toxicity:
Toxic hazard unknown 
CITES:
Not evaluated 
Red List:
Not evaluated (NE) 
Related species at
Catalog of Life
:
  • Manucomplanus spinulosus
  • Manucomplanus ungulatus
 
More related species
in this lexicon
:
 
Author:
Publisher:
Meerwasser-Lexikon.de
Created:
Last edit:
2025-01-15 20:57:56 

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Manucomplanus varians (Benedict, 1892)

Manucomplanus varians is a unique hermit crab, that makes a house out of the staghorned hydrocoral Janaria mirabilis. Janaria mirabilis is a pelagic hydrozoa.

Manucomplanus varians is commonly known as the staghorn hermit crab or Antler Hermit. This hermit crab can be found on a mixed sandy and rocky habitat, at depths of 6 to 183 m.It range from the Gulf of California to Panama in accordance with the range of Janaria mirabilis.

Synonymised names
Eupagurus (Elassochirus) varians Benedict, 1892 · unaccepted > superseded combination

External links

  1. Wikipedia (en). Abgerufen am 15.01.2025.

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