Phimochirus californiensis Broadhand Hermit, California Hermit Crab

Phimochirus californiensis is commonly referred to as Broadhand Hermit, California 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.

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lexID:

13106 

AphiaID:

366817 

Scientific:

Phimochirus californiensis 

German:

Breithand Einsiedlerkrebs, Kalifornischer Einsiedlerkrebs 

English:

Broadhand Hermit, California Hermit Crab 

Category:

Kraby pustelniki 

Family tree:

Animalia (Kingdom) > Arthropoda (Phylum) > Malacostraca (Class) > Decapoda (Order) > Paguridae (Family) > Phimochirus (Genus) > californiensis (Species) 

Initial determination:

(Benedict, ), 1892 

Occurrence:

California, Ecuador, Galapagos Islands, Gulf of California, Mexico (East Pacific), Northeast Pacific Ocean, Panama, USA 

Marine Zone:

Subtidal, sublittoral, infralittoral, deep zone of the oceans from the lower limit of the intertidal zone (intertidal) to the shelf edge at about 200 m water depth. neritic. 

Sea depth:

1 - 121 Meter 

Habitats:

Intertidal zone, Tidal Zone, Rocky, hard seabeds, Sandy sea floors, Seawater, Sea water 

Size:

0.39" - 0.79" (1,1cm - 2,5cm) 

Temperature:

°F - 68 °F (°C - 20°C) 

Food:

No reliable information available 

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:

• 
  Phimochirus californiensis
  Breithand Einsiedlerkrebs, Kalifornischer Einsiedlerkrebs
• 
  Phimochirus holthuisi
  Rotgestreifter Einsiedler
• Phimochirus leurocarpus
• 
  Phimochirus operculatus
  Gepunkteter Einsiedlerkrebs
• 
  Phimochirus randalli
  Randalls Phimochirus

 

Author:

Meerwasser-Lexikon Team

Publisher:

Meerwasser-Lexikon.de

Created:

2020-06-14 20:07:56 

Last edit:

2025-09-25 14:22:58 

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