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Updated 9/25/2023

Family Diogenidae

HAWAII - ENDEMIC

Calcinus pictus

Makapu'u tidepool, O'ahu

 

Kaupo, O'ahu, 3 feet

 


Sharks Cove, O'ahu, 25 feet


Kahe Point, Oahu, 15 feet
  
   

PAINTED HERMIT CRAB

Common in shallow water exposed to wave action.  Attains 3/4 inch.  Tends to be more aggressive than other members of the genus.  Endemic to Hawaii.  Formerly known in Hawaii as the Indo-Pacific Calcinus elegans.