Ciliopagurus tricolor | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Subphylum: | Crustacea |
Class: | Malacostraca |
Order: | Decapoda |
Family: | Diogenidae |
Genus: | Ciliopagurus |
Species: | C. tricolor |
Binomial name | |
Ciliopagurus tricolor Forest, 1995 |
Ciliopagurus tricolor is a species of hermit crab native to Madagascar. It is one of four species in the "strigatus complex", having morphological similarities to C. strigatus, with the most prominent variance being coloration.