Calcinus elegans
Electric Blue Hermit Crab
As recorded: Calcinus elegans (H.Milne-Edwards, 1836)
Animalia › Arthropoda › Malacostraca › Decapoda › Diogenidae
- Collected by
- L.S. Godwin
- Locality
- French Frigate Shoals
- Island
- French Frigate Shoals
- Region
- United States
- Identified by
- S. Godwin
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Calcinus elegans observed alive
Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 149 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-10-04.
2026-10-04
Kenting National Park, Hengchun Township, Pingtung, TW
(c) hanssonanton03, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-09-25
West Nusa Tenggara, ID
(c) Jaxon Cai, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-08-30
Christmas Island
(c) Lisa Bennett, some rights reserved (CC BY)
2026-07-15
New Taipei, TW-NT-TP, TW
(c) Lupin, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-07-15
Philippine Sea, Northern Mariana Islands, MP
(c) mikejdo, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-06-20
台灣澎湖縣望安鄉東吉之眼旁潮間帶
(c) 謝忠良, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
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Cite this specimen
Calcinus elegans. BPBM 12996. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 1090177050. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/s/12996.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 1090177050 ↗
- Data license: CC0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026