Hermit Crabs from Eastern New Guinea

Abstract

ABSTRACT: This report is based on 19 species of hermit crabs collected in eastern New Guinea in 1969. One, Clibanarius englaucus, is a new species and several others were not previously recorded from the area. Detailed observations on color in life were made for most of these forms. The report includes all published records of hermit crabs from the Territory of Papua and New Guinea. Identifications are given for associated organisms in the following groups: Cnidaria (Anthozoa), Mollusca (Gastropoda), Acarina (Mesostigmata), Cirripedia (Rhizocephala), and Isopoda (Epicaridea and Plabellifera).