Small White Hermit Crab

Appearance

Size: Up to 0.5 in. (1.5 cm). White carapace, claws and legs coveredwith scattered small orangepits. Last segment of legs orange. White eyestalkss with black eyes.

Distribution

Indo-Pacific: Christmas and Cocos Keeling Islands to Japan, Mariana and Samoa.

Habitat

Inhabits coral reef and reef and sand flats. Benthic; depth range 0 - 32 m. Often inhabit Acropora and Pocillopora branching corals.

Reproduction

Members of the order Decapoda are mostly gonochoric. Mating behavior: Precopulatory courtship ritual is common (through olfactory and tactile cues); usually indirect sperm transfer.

Food

Algae, Brine Shrimps