Ciliopagurus vakovako | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Malacostraca |
Order: | Decapoda |
Suborder: | Pleocyemata |
Infraorder: | Anomura |
Family: | Diogenidae |
Genus: | Ciliopagurus |
Species: | C. vakovako |
Binomial name | |
Ciliopagurus vakovako Poupin, 2001 [1] | |
Ciliopagurus vakovako is a species of hermit crab native to the Marquesas Islands. It is typically found at a depth no lower than 57 metres (187 ft). C. vakovako appears to be a vicariant of C. strigatus , a species widespread throughout the Indo-pacific region. [2]
The species name vakovako is a Marquesan word meaning striped, which is an allusion to the transverse rings on the legs. [3]
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