Clibanarius digueti is a species of hermit crab that lives off the western coast of Mexico, and is abundant in the Gulf of California. It is known under various common names such as the Mexican hermit crab, the blue-eyed spotted hermit or the Gulf of California hermit crab.
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Is it venomous or poisonous?
We have no record of Blue-eyed Spotted Hermit Crab being toxic, poisonous or venomous. That is not proof that it is safe. Never eat, touch or handle a wild plant, mushroom or animal on the strength of an identification; ask someone qualified.
Easily confused with
- Clibanarius aequabilis
- Clibanarius erythropus
- Clibanarius albidigitus
- Clibanarius antillensis
- Calcinus explorator
- Calcinus californiensis
Classification
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Arthropoda
- Class
- Malacostraca
- Order
- Decapoda
- Family
- Diogenidae
- Genus
- Clibanarius
- Species
- Clibanarius digueti
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