Diogenes heteropsammicola is a species of hermit crab that lives within "walking corals" of the genera Heterocyathus and Heteropsammia .
Diogenes heteropsammicola in a walking coral (left) and swimming freely (right) These coral have an internal cavity that is typically occupied by a symbiotic sipunculan worm ; in the crab's habitat in the Ōshima Straight south of Amami Ōshima , it is often found inside the corals instead[1] . [2]
^ Igawa, Momoko; Kato, Makoto (2017-09-20). "A new species of hermit crab, Diogenes heteropsammicola (Crustacea, Decapoda, Anomura, Diogenidae), replaces a mutualistic sipunculan in a walking coral symbiosis" . PLOS ONE . 12 (9): e0184311. doi :10.1371/journal.pone.0184311 . ISSN 1932-6203 . PMC 5606932 . PMID 28931020 . ((cite journal ))
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^ Igawa, Momoko; Kato, Makoto (2017-09-20). "A new species of hermit crab, Diogenes heteropsammicola (Crustacea, Decapoda, Anomura, Diogenidae), replaces a mutualistic sipunculan in a walking coral symbiosis" . PLOS ONE . 12 (9): e0184311. doi :10.1371/journal.pone.0184311 . ISSN 1932-6203 . PMC 5606932 . PMID 28931020 . ((cite journal ))
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