New Species??**species ID

Guest · Post by **Guest** » Thu Jul 28, 2005 9:08 pm

I found this picture on Google when I did a search for hermit crab pics. I have never seen land hermit crabs like this! They have stripes on their legs! I wonder if its a different/new species?

They are eating some kind of fruit. Check it out:

New Species?

HERMEZ · Post by **HERMEZ** » Thu Jul 28, 2005 9:12 pm

WOW that is cool

I wonder too

Guest · Post by **Guest** » Thu Jul 28, 2005 9:36 pm

MK, what was your source for the pic? Some context might help.

Guest · Post by **Guest** » Thu Jul 28, 2005 9:53 pm

They resemble marine hermit crabs.

Guest · Post by **Guest** » Thu Jul 28, 2005 9:54 pm

they're juvenile perlatus. Strawberries are white when young and gradually grow red.

Guest · Post by **Guest** » Thu Jul 28, 2005 10:04 pm

The full link to the picture is HERE. It says that they are on a pandanus fruit. From what I can tell, the fruit only grows in Asia.

Various species of the genus grow in tropical regions of Southeast and South Asia; some of those have fragrant leaves. The species most important as a source of kewra water is P. odoratissimus, which is native to South and peninsular South East Asia; it is much cultivated on the Indian East coast (Orissa).

A closely related species is Pandanus tectorios Parkinson with a more Pacific distribution from Australia to Polynesia. Its flowers are fragrant, but it is not used for the production of kewra water.

Some other Pandanus species are valued because of their edible fruits or their strong leaves, which can be used for plating.

(Taken from HERE)

Guest · Post by **Guest** » Thu Jul 28, 2005 10:35 pm

Pandanus also grow in Australia. http://florabase.calm.wa.gov.au/browse/ ... el=g&id=52

But perhaps they are marine hermits.

Guest · Post by **Guest** » Fri Jul 29, 2005 6:52 am

Anyone notice the little crab on the right. When I zoom in on it, it appears to be a Rugosus. Does that help to place the bigger ones?

TS

Guest · Post by **Guest** » Fri Jul 29, 2005 9:19 am

They do sort of look like marine hermits but you can tell by the crab on the left that they are land hermits. Marine hermits have a certain look to them that appears different than land ones.. I guess the antennae or something.. something in the eyestalk area. I agree with Julia_Crab, I think they're juvenile Perlatus.

Guest · Post by **Guest** » Fri Jul 29, 2005 11:13 am

Thanks Kerrie, I took on look at those pics and said they're straws.

Here is my little Peppers; you can see the striping http://www.crabbytalk.com/06042005/my-l ... andy-cane/

Robin

Guest · Post by **Guest** » Fri Jul 29, 2005 12:34 pm

Yea, but I have a really little Straw that is completely red. Those in the pic are all white except for the stripes! I don't think they are Straws. But who knows, maybe they are. I just wanted to share the pic! Sry I didnt have all the other info, I was gonna post earlier today but I got too busy w/ work!

Darn, I thought I'd found pics of a new species

Guest · Post by **Guest** » Fri Jul 29, 2005 1:13 pm

Your little red straw is probably a small mature one in that case. They grow according to availability of resources.

Juvenile perlatus are white and gradually grow red. Originally it was believed that juvenile perlatus were a separate species; this is the designation C. carnescens. The eyes on those in the photo looked perlatus too. But some of the stripes were more brown than anything, so you got me second guessing.

They're really cute and fancy though, whatever they are!

Mokulele_Hawai'i · Post by **Mokulele_Hawai'i** » Sat Jul 30, 2005 6:55 am

Yes ... they are EXACTLY young straws (C.perlatus). I had some of striped-leg straws for several times. The last one died 3 weeks ago due to unsuccessful (partial) molting. The exo was partially shedded and that cute straw was rotting on the third day

Mokulele_Hawai'i · Post by **Mokulele_Hawai'i** » Sat Jul 30, 2005 7:00 am

Yes ... they are EXACTLY young straws (C.perlatus). I had some of striped-leg straws for several times. The last one died 3 weeks ago due to unsuccessful (partial) molting. The exo was partially shedded and that cute straw was rotting on the third day

On that picture, I also spotted one tiny C.rugosus wearing periwinkle shell.

By the way, is there any LHC whose skin color is green ? So far, the color probabilities are red or brown for C.perlatus & C.cavipes, purple for C.brevimanus, C.cavipesand C.violascens, blue or greyish blue for C.purpureus, grey for C.compressus, and variable tints on C.rugosus & C.variabilis.But ... were there green hermies ... what proper Latin name is going to be assigned ? Coenobita viridis ?!?

Guest · Post by **Guest** » Sat Jul 30, 2005 9:38 am

OK......I guess they really ARE young Straws. I have never seen a young one, but now I guess I know what they look like!!

As far as a green LHC I have only seen greenish-tinted Rugs. I think it would be cool if there was one out there somewhere though! How neat would that be?