Diogenes holthuisi Holthuis Hermit Crab

Diogenes holthuisi is commonly referred to as Holthuis Hermit Crab. Difficulty in the aquarium: There are no reports available yet that this animal has already been kept in captivity successfully. Toxicity: Toxic hazard unknown.

Georgina Jones (CC-BY-SA), Cape Town

Diogenes holthuisi,sandy bottom Liquiçá, Timor-Leste 2025 (CC-BY-SA)

Courtesy of the author Georgina Jones (CC-BY-SA), Cape Town . Please visit www.inaturalist.org for more information.

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lexID:: 17508
AphiaID:: 743372

Scientific:: Diogenes holthuisi
German:: Holthuis Einsiedlerkrebs
English:: Holthuis Hermit Crab

Category:: Eremitkrabbor

Family tree:: Animalia (Kingdom) > Arthropoda (Phylum) > Malacostraca (Class) > Decapoda (Order) > Diogenidae (Family) > Diogenes (Genus) > holthuisi (Species)
Initial determination:: Asakura & Tachikawa, 2010

Occurrence:: Japan, Timor
Marine Zone:: Intertidal (Eulittoral), intertidal zone between the high and low tide lines characterized by the alternation of low and high tide down to 15 meters
Sea depth:: 1 - 5 Meter
Habitats:: Gravel soil, Intertidal zone, Tidal Zone, Muddy grounds, Seawater, Sea water
Size:: 1,39 cm
Temperature:: °F - 68 °F (°C - 20°C)
Food:: No reliable information available, omnivore
Difficulty:: There are no reports available yet that this animal has already been kept in captivity successfully
Offspring:: None
Toxicity:: Toxic hazard unknown