Thinstripe hermit crab Thinstripe hermit crab The thinstripe hermit crab, Clibanarius vittatus, is a species of hermit crab in the family Diogenidae. It is found in the Caribbean Sea, the Gulf of Mexico and the western Atlantic Ocean. Like other hermit crabs, "Clibanarius vittatus" lives inside the empty shell of a gastropod mollusc. This protects its soft abdomen and normally only its head and limbs project through the aperture of the shell. The chelipeds (claw-bearing legs) and claws of "Clibanarius vittatus" are small, both the same size, and covered in short bristles. When threatened, the animal retreats into the shell and the chelipeds
Tapajós hermit little hermit, and the Tapajós hermit was believed to be most closely related to the black-throated hermit. In 1996 it was suggested that the Tapajós hermit was entirely invalid, and actually represented hybrids between the reddish and streak-throated hermits. In 2009 this hypothesis was shown to be incorrect, and the Tapajós hermit was instated as a valid species. Tapajós hermit The Tapajós hermit ("Phaethornis aethopygus") is a species of hummingbird in the family Trochilidae. It is found in the south-eastern Amazon in Brazil, and its common name refers to the Tapajós River, which forms the western border of its distribution.