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Morgan's hermit crab
Calcinus morgani
Valid name (WoRMS, AphiaID 367449, checked 2026-10-31).
- English
- Morgan's hermit crab
- Scientific
- Calcinus morgani
- Dhivehi
- No recorded Dhivehi name
- Depth and habitat
- Reef-associated, recorded from 0 to 80 m
- IUCN status
- NE · Not EvaluatedNot Evaluated (NE)
Description
A small hermit crab with banded legs that lives on shallow reefs.
In the Maldives
Recorded from the Maldives: iNaturalist research-grade observations in the Maldives (n=7, 4 observers).
Sources
- sealifebase.se /summary/Calcinus-morgani.html
- marinespecies.org /aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=367449
- inaturalist.org /taxa/522973
- commons.wikimedia.org /wiki/File:Calcinus_morgani.JPG
Dhivehi name source: No species-level Dhivehi name found in Dhivehi Wikipedia, SeaLifeBase (country: Maldives) or MRS/MMRI invertebrate publications.