Manucomplanus varians Staghorn hermit crab, Antler Hermit

Manucomplanus varians is commonly referred to as Staghorn hermit crab, Antler Hermit. Difficulty in the aquarium: There are no reports available yet that this animal has already been kept in captivity successfully. Toxicity: Toxic hazard unknown.

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lexID:

8877 

AphiaID:

366522 

Scientific:

Manucomplanus varians 

German:

Geweihkorallen-Einsiedlerkrebs, Hirschhorn-Einsiedler 

English:

Staghorn Hermit Crab, Antler Hermit 

Category:

Heremietkrabben 

Family tree:

Animalia (Kingdom) > Arthropoda (Phylum) > Malacostraca (Class) > Decapoda (Order) > Paguridae (Family) > Manucomplanus (Genus) > varians (Species) 

Initial determination:

(Benedict, ), 1892 

Occurrence:

Eastern Pacific Ocean, Gulf of California, Mexico (East Pacific), Panama 

Sea depth:

Meter 

Size:

0.39" - 0.79" (1cm - 2cm) 

Temperature:

°F - 77 °F (°C - 25°C) 

Food:

Algae (Algivore), Commensalism, Plankton 

Difficulty:

There are no reports available yet that this animal has already been kept in captivity successfully 

Offspring:

None 

Toxicity:

Toxic hazard unknown 

CITES:

Not evaluated 

Red List:

Not evaluated (NE) 

Related species at
Catalog of Life:

• Manucomplanus spinulosus
• Manucomplanus ungulatus

 

More related species
in this lexicon:

• 
  Manucomplanus varians
  Geweihkorallen-Einsiedlerkrebs, Hirschhorn-Einsiedler

 

Author:

Meerwasser-Lexikon Team

Publisher:

Meerwasser-Lexikon.de

Created:

2015-10-23 19:25:40 

Last edit:

2025-01-15 20:57:56 

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