User:BlessedAni/Calcinus guamensis

Comments by A. Faucci (Apr 7, 2024; using your draft in the main page to comment on):

Nice work on finding some great information. To polish your draft please work on the following:


 * It looks like you have continued working on your draft on the main article on Wikipedia for the world to see. it is best to work in the sandbox first as some Wikipedians will revert to older versions and delete all your work if it is not perfect.
 * Classification: I would delete this section as the info is already in the lead and the taxabox and does not add any other information. Your info about Guamensis meaning it occurs mostly in Guam is misleading considering its distribution.
 * Distribution: Be clear with a general geographic distribution (Indo-Pacific). You can also add the general climate (tropical Indo-Pacific) and then add some locations. Make sure you include Hawaii as Hawaii is often an outlayer but this species does occur here. I would take the sentences about the shoreline out as that would belong to the Habitat section.
 * Habitat: Great info. Just fix "These species" to "This species" as you are only writing about the one species of hermit crabs.
 * Description: Try to add some info on how this hermit crab looks, for example size and coloration.
 * Link each sentence to a reference using the "cite function (see respective training on How to add Citations).
 * Make sure all your scientific species names are in italics. Also, the genus needs to be written out at the beginning of a sentence.
 * Make sure your sentences are all in perfect English and grammar and are easily understandable for a worldwide audience.
 * Find at least 4 more source to get to the required 5 additional ones. Reach out if you need help with this, but here are a few you could use:
 * https://www.marinelifephotography.com/marine/arthropods/hermit%20crabs/calcinus-guamensis.htm
 * https://micronesica.org/sites/default/files/the_genus_calcinus_paguridea_diogenidae_from_the_mariana_islands_including_3_new_species_by_wooster_d.s._-_micronesica_vol._18_no._2_dec_1982o.pdf
 * https://www.sealifebase.ca/summary/Calcinus-guamensis.html

Species: Calcinus Guamensis

In the wikipedia article, there is a title that is the species that I am gonna be finding research on. There also is a classification section of my species which basically shows the classification of what family this species belong in, and others. I plan to edit and add more information on the habitat of this species, as well as more descriptive information about them. I also plan to research on what they like to eat, or how they survive in this world.

Classification:

The Calcinus Guamensis are species of hermit crabs that live mostly in Guam, and are in the Calcinidae family. They are in the Malacostraca class which is the second largest of the six pancrustacean classes. The six classes are named as followed; Branchiopoda, Remipedia, Cephalocarida, Maxillopoda, Ostracoda, and Malacostraca.

Distribution:

These species are usually found from the east coast of Africa through the Indian Ocean to Indonesia and Philippines. They more likely tend to live in tropical areas, or near the shorelines of the ocean.

Habitat:

Moderately common to settle on the outer reef flat and margin, at a depth of approximately 5 meters. It may also occur on wet erosion beaches as well as exposed rocky shores. These species are considered to be fully aquatic, and usually found in deeper waters rather than other species of hermit crabs who need both land and water to survive. Most hermit crabs are native to the northeastern Pacific Ocean and Arctic Ocean. Its range extending as far south as Puget Sound in Washington state.

Description:

Like practically all crabs you see, the hermit crab is a type of decapod, where it has 5 pairs of legs including a pair of claws. They are known to use their claws for eating, food shredding and to also defend themselves. The second and third pairs of legs are to help them walk, and the last 2 pairs hold the hermit crab in its shell.

References:

https://micronesica.org/sites/default/files/the_genus_calcinus_paguridea_diogenidae_from_the_mariana_islands_including_3_new_species_by_wooster_d.s._-_micronesica_vol._18_no._2_dec_1982o.pdf

New Records of Calcinus Hermit Crabs (Decapoda: Anomura: Diogenidae) from Taiwan" (PDF). Retrieved 5 February

2024https://www.marinelifephotography.com/marine/arthropods/hermit%20crabs/calcinus-guamensis.htm

https://micronesica.org/sites/default/files/the_genus_calcinus_paguridea_diogenidae_from_the_mariana_islands_including_3_new_species_by_wooster_d.s.__micronesica_vol._18_no._2_dec_1982o.pdf

Crustacean#:~:text=The traditional classification of Crustacea,Maxillopoda, Ostracoda, and Malacostraca.