Calcinus tubularis (tube hermit crab)

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Phylum:		Arthropoda
Subphylum:		Crustacea
Class:		Malacostraca
Habitat:		Hard bottom, red algae community, soft bottom/sand
Occurrence:		Mediterranean Sea, East Atlantic islands
Size:		30 mm to 2.5 cm
Appearance:		Claw tips and first limb of the walking legs white with red dots, remaining limbs reddish with blue colouring Eyestalks and antennae red
Behaviour:		10% live in empty calcareous tubes of worm snails

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