Ciliopagurus tricolor

Ciliopagurus tricolor is a species of hermit crab native to Madagascar.[1] It is one of four species in the "strigatus complex", having morphological similarities to C. strigatus, with the most prominent variance being coloration.[2]

Ciliopagurus tricolor
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C. tricolor
Binomial name
Ciliopagurus tricolor
Forest, 1995 [1]

References

  1. Patsy McLaughlin (2009). P. McLaughlin (ed.). "Ciliopagurus tricolor Forest, 1995". World Paguroidea database. World Register of Marine Species. Retrieved August 26, 2010.
  2. Poupin, Joseph; Malay, Marie Celia (2009). "Identification of a Ciliopagurus strigatus (Herbst, 1804) species-complex, with description of a new species from French Polynesia (Crustacea, Decapoda, Anomura, Diogenidae)" (PDF). Publications Scientifiques du Muséum national d'Histoire naturelle, Paris: 209. Archived from the original (PDF) on July 19, 2011. Retrieved August 27, 2010.
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