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Coenobitidae
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Coenobitidae

crab family
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  • Puget Sound king crab
    crab
    / Distribution and variety

    …hermit crabs of the family Coenobitidae live on land, often at considerable distances from the sea, to which they must return to release their larvae. The large robber, or coconut, crab (another anomuran) of the Indo-Pacific islands (Birgus latro) has given up the habit of carrying a portable dwelling, and…

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    …hermit crabs of the family Coenobitidae live on land, often at considerable distances from the sea, to which they must return to release their larvae. The large robber, or coconut, crab (another anomuran) of the Indo-Pacific islands (Birgus latro) has given up the habit of carrying a portable dwelling, and…

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