Coenobita lila is a species of land hermit crab in the genus Coenobita. Coenobita lila is described from Singapore, Malaysia and Indonesia.
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Is it venomous or poisonous?
We have no record of Lila 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
- Coenobita purpureus
- Coenobita rugosus
- Coenobita violascens
- Coenobita variabilis
- Coenobita brevimanus
- Coenobita scaevola
Classification
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Arthropoda
- Class
- Malacostraca
- Order
- Decapoda
- Family
- Coenobitidae
- Genus
- Coenobita
- Species
- Coenobita lila
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