Diogenes heteropsammicola is a species of hermit crab that lives within "walking corals" of the genera Heterocyathus and Heteropsammia.
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.
http://journals.plos.org/plosone/article?id=10.1371/journal.pone.0184311.
Diogenes heteropsammicola is a species of
hermit crab that lives within "walking corals" of the genera
Heterocyathus and
Heteropsammia.
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.
Diogenes heteropsammicola is a species of hermit crab that lives within "walking corals" of the genera Heterocyathus and Heteropsammia.
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.
http://journals.plos.org/plosone/article?id=10.1371/journal.pone.0184311.
Diogenes heteropsammicola is a species of
hermit crab that lives within "walking corals" of the genera
Heterocyathus and
Heteropsammia.
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.