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  2. Coenobita - Wikipedia

    • The junior homonym Coenobita Gistl, 1848 is now the moth genus Ectropis. The genus Coenobita contains 17 species of terrestrial hermit crabs. Several species in this genus are kept as pets. See more

    Ecology

    Coenobita species carry water in the gastropod shells they inhabit, allowing them to stay out of water for a long time. See more

    Taxonomy

    Coenobita is closely related to the coconut crab, Birgus latro, with the two genera making up the family Coenobitidae. The name Coenobita was coined by Pierre André Latreille in 1829, from an Ecclesiastical Latin word, … See more

    External links

    Crustaceans portal
    • Media related to Coenobita at Wikimedia Commons See more

     
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