Diogenes senex

About this species

Diogenes senex is a species of left handed hermit crab first described in 1865 by Camill Heller.

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Where and when

Where it has been recorded

Worldwide

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Best months

Worldwide (open data)

January: 27 records
February: 10 records
March: 12 records
April: 11 records
May: 9 records
June: 3 records
July: 9 records
August: 5 records
September: 8 records
October: 13 records
November: 12 records
December: 13 records

Depth and water temperature

Depth

Mostly recorded at 0.5 m · Deepest record: 0.5 m

0–10 m: 1 records

Water temperature

Recorded in surface water of 16–23 °C

14–16 °C: 1 records
16–18 °C: 6 records
18–20 °C: 3 records
20–22 °C: 16 records
22–24 °C: 3 records

Photos

(c) Daniel Eisenhauer, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC BY · iNaturalist
(c) Peter Crowcroft, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC BY · iNaturalist
(c) coenobita, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC BY · iNaturalist
(c) Luke Lythgoe, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC BY · iNaturalist
(c) Daniel Eisenhauer, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC BY · iNaturalist

Names and classification

Names in 1 more languages

Japanese: ミナミツノヤドカリ

Similar species

Sources and credits

Names and taxonomy: WoRMS (CC BY 4.0) and the GBIF Backbone (CC BY 4.0). Photos: iNaturalist observers, each under the licence shown (CC0, CC BY or CC BY-SA).

Depth, temperature, months and maps: records from OBIS and GBIF under CC0 or CC BY.
Descriptions: Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA, each linked to its article.
Conservation status as published by GBIF (IUCN Red List).
49 open-data records from 1925 to 2012.
Species data updated November 2, 2026.