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Sea cucumber crab
Lissocarcinus orbicularis
Valid name (WoRMS, AphiaID 208767, checked 2026-10-31).
- English
- Sea cucumber crab
- Scientific
- Lissocarcinus orbicularis
- Dhivehi
- No recorded Dhivehi name
- Group
- Crabs
- Depth and habitat
- Sea floor (benthic), recorded from 1 to 60 m
- IUCN status
- NE · Not EvaluatedNot Evaluated (NE)
Description
The sea cucumber crab is a small swimming crab that lives on and inside sea cucumbers, often matching its host's colours.
In the Maldives
Recorded from the Maldives: museum specimens (n=4); iNaturalist research-grade observations in the Maldives (n=3, 2 observers); literature records via OBIS.
Sources
- sealifebase.se /summary/Lissocarcinus-orbicularis.html
- marinespecies.org /aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=208767
- inaturalist.org /taxa/194211
- commons.wikimedia.org /wiki/File:Lissocarcinus_orbicularis_-_Harlequin_Crab.jpg
Dhivehi name source: No species-level Dhivehi name found in Dhivehi Wikipedia, SeaLifeBase (country: Maldives) or MRS/MMRI invertebrate publications.