Discorsopagurus schmitti Tubeworm Hermit crab

Discorsopagurus schmitti is commonly referred to as Tubeworm Hermit crab. Difficulty in the aquarium: Cold water animal. Toxicity: Toxic hazard unknown.

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lexID:

16575 

AphiaID:

366310 

Scientific:

Discorsopagurus schmitti 

German:

Röhrenwurm Einsiedlerkrebs 

English:

Tubeworm Hermit Crab 

Category:

Kraby pustelniki 

Family tree:

Animalia (Kingdom) > Arthropoda (Phylum) > Malacostraca (Class) > Decapoda (Order) > Paguridae (Family) > Discorsopagurus (Genus) > schmitti (Species) 

Initial determination:

(Stevens, ), 1925 

Occurrence:

Alaska (Western Atlantic), California, Canada Eastern Pacific, North Pacific (Ocean), USA, Western Pacific Ocean 

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 - 220 Meter 

Habitats:

Sandy sea floors, Seawater, Sea water, Tubeworm housing 

Size:

0,7 cm 

Food:

Detritus, Filter feeder, Plankton 

Difficulty:

Cold water animal 

Offspring:

None 

Toxicity:

Toxic hazard unknown 

CITES:

Not evaluated 

Red List:

Not evaluated (NE) 

Related species at
Catalog of Life:

• 
  Discorsopagurus schmitti
  Röhrenwurm Einsiedlerkrebs

 

Author:

Meerwasser-Lexikon Team

Publisher:

Meerwasser-Lexikon.de

Created:

2024-07-04 13:25:21 

Last edit:

2024-07-04 13:25:21 

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