Hermit Crab (Coenobita compressus)
This photograph corresponds to a record of Hermit Crab (Coenobita compressus) made in Parque nacional marítimo ballena, Uvita, Puntarenas, Costa Rica on 21/09/2026. The photograph was published by Javier A. Origlia and is part of the EcoRegistros biodiversity database.
Author's comments:
Gran cantidad de ejemplares principalmente en la zona de transición playa bosque
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Record
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum / Division: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Malacostraca |
| Order: | Decapoda |
| Family: | Coenobitidae |
| Scientific name: | Coenobita compressus |
| English Name: | Hermit Crab |
| Spanish Name: | Cangrejo Ermitaño |
| Portuguese Name: | |
| Sex: | Indistinguishable |
| Life stage: | Adult |
| Registration date: | 21/09/2026 |
| Country: | Costa Rica |
| Province / Department: | Puntarenas |
| Location or protected area: | Uvita |
| Detailed location: | Parque nacional marítimo ballena |
| Coordinates - Detailed location: | 9.160211, -83.757637 |
| Altitude - Detailed location: | 5 m a.s.l. |
| Location accuracy: | Medium |
| Belonging: | Native |
| Condition: | Wild |
| Certainty: | Photographed |
| Reproduction information: | No |
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| Photography ID: | 705823 View Full Record |
| Publication date: | 09/22/2026 10:49:16 |
