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Distribution
Durban, East Africa, French Polynesian Exclusive Economic Zone, Kenya, Madagascar, Mayotte Exclusive Economic Zone, Mozambique, Seychelles, Somalia, South Mozambique, Tanzania
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MacNae, W. & M. Kalk (eds) (1958). A natural history of Inhaca Island, Mozambique. Witwatersrand Univ. Press, Johannesburg. I-iv, 163 pp.
http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=sourcedetails&id=6266
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Vannini, M. (1976). Researches on the coast of Somalia. The shore and the Dune of Sar Uanle. 10. Sandy Beach Decapods. Monitore Zoologico Italiano NS Supplemento VIII 10: 255-286
http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=sourcedetails&id=5948
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Reay, P.J. & J. Haig (1990). Coastal hermit crabs (Decapoda: Anomura) from Kenya, with a review and key to East African species. Bulletin of Marine Science 46(3): 578-589
http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=sourcedetails&id=5917
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Derijard, R. (1966). Note preliminaire sur les crustaces stomatopodes et decapodes recoltes a l'ile Europa du 6 au 24 Avril 1964. Mem Mus Natn Hist Nat, Paris 4 (41): 159-180
http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=sourcedetails&id=6015
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Branch G.M., Griffiths C.L., Branch M.L. & Beckley L.E. (1994). Two Oceans. A guide to the marine life of Southern Africa. David Philip, Cape Town, 360 pp.
http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=sourcedetails&id=21781
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MacNae, W. & M. Kalk (1962). The fauna and flora of sand flats at Inhaca Island, Moçambique. J. Anim. Ecol. 31: 93-128, 5 figs.
http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=sourcedetails&id=6407
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Reay, P.J. (1985). Littoral hermit crabs (Decapoda: Anomura) from port Mombasa. Journal of the East Africa Natural History Society and National Museum 75(182): 1-11.
http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=sourcedetails&id=5966
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Barnes, D.K.A. (1997). Ecology of tropical hermit crabs at Quirimba Island, Mozambique: distribution, abundance and activity. Marine Ecology Progress Series 154: 133-142.
http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=sourcedetails&id=6228
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Poupin, J., 2010. - Biodiversité de l’Indo-Pacifique tropical français : 2514 espèces de crustacés décapodes et stomatopodes. Rapport scientifique de l'Institut de Recherche de l'Ecole Navale, Octobre 2010, 76 pp.
http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=sourcedetails&id=147708
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Barnard, K.H., 1950. Descriptive catalogue of South African decapod Crustacea (crabs and shrimps).— Annals of the South African Museum 38: 1-837.
http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=sourcedetails&id=5891
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Wikipedia
Coenobita cavipes
Coenobita cavipes is a species of land hermit crab native to the eastern parts of Africa, the Philippines, China, Japan, Malaysia, Taiwan, Polynesia, and Micronesia.[2]
C. cavipes usually uses empty turbo shells, and occasionally part of a hard passion fruit.[3]
References
| External identifiers for Coenobita cavipes | |
|---|---|
| Encyclopedia of Life | 2982578 |
| WoRMS | 208661 |
- ^ Patsy A. McLaughlin, Tomoyuki Komai, Rafael Lemaitre & Dwi Listyo Rahayu (2010). Part I – Lithodoidea, Lomisoidea and Paguroidea. In Martyn E. Y. Low and S. H. Tan. "Annotated checklist of anomuran decapod crustaceans of the world (exclusive of the Kiwaoidea and families Chirostylidae and Galatheidae of the Galatheoidea)" (PDF). Zootaxa Suppl. 23: 5–107. http://rmbr.nus.edu.sg/rbz/biblio/s23/s23rbz005-107.pdf.
- ^ "Coenobita cavipes". The common species of land hermit crabs. http://coenobitaspecies.com/cavipes.htm. Retrieved February 12, 2011.
- ^ Gerald McCormack (2007). "Coenobita cavipes, Unga Pūtua (AK). Brown Hermit-Landcrab". Cook Islands Biodiversity. Rarotonga: Cook Islands Natural Heritage Trust. http://cookislands.bishopmuseum.org/species.asp?id=7129. Retrieved February 12, 2011.
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