Ciliopagurus vakovako

Ciliopagurus vakovako
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Malacostraca
Order:	Decapoda
Suborder:	Pleocyemata
Infraorder:	Anomura
Family:	Diogenidae
Genus:	Ciliopagurus
Species:	C. vakovako
Binomial name
Ciliopagurus vakovako Poupin, 2001[1]

Ciliopagurus vakovako is a species of hermit crab native to the Marquesas Islands. It is typically found at a depth no lower than 57 metres (187 ft). C. vakovako appears to be a vicariant of C. strigatus, a species widespread throughout the Indo-pacific region.[2]

The species name vakovako is a Marquesan word meaning striped, which is an allusion to the transverse rings on the legs.[3]

References

1. Patsy McLaughlin (2009). P. McLaughlin (ed.). "Ciliopagurus vakovako Poupin, 2001". World Paguroidea database. World Register of Marine Species. Retrieved August 29, 2010.
2. Joseph Poupin. "Ciliopagurus vakovako Poupin, 2001". Database of Crustacea (Decapoda and Stomatopoda), from Central Pacific Islands (French Polynesia, Pitcairn, Easter Island, Clipperton). Retrieved August 26, 2010.
3. Joseph Poupin (2001). "New collections of Ciliopagurus from French Polynesia, with the description of a new species from the Marquesas Islands (Crustacea: Decapoda: Anomura: Diogenidae)" (PDF). Raffles Bulletin of Zoology. 49 (2): 291–300. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2011-07-19. Retrieved 2010-08-26.