Thinstripe Hermit Crab (Clibanarius vittatus)

Thinstripe Hermit Crab, a reference photo — Photo: Andrea Westmoreland from DeLand, United States · CC BY-SA 2.0 (licence)

The thinstripe hermit crab, Clibanarius vittatus, is a species of hermit crab in the family Diogenidae. It is found in the Caribbean Sea, the Gulf of Mexico and the western Atlantic Ocean.

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Is it venomous or poisonous?

We have no record of Thinstripe 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 symmetricus
Clibanarius sclopetarius
Clibanarius padavensis
Clibanarius taeniatus
Clibanarius infraspinatus

Classification

Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Malacostraca
Order: Decapoda
Family: Diogenidae
Genus: Clibanarius
Species: Clibanarius vittatus

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