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Diogenes heteropsammicola is a species of hermit crab that lives within "walking corals" of the genera Heterocyathus and Heteropsammia. some found in shallow water located in Japan, and are seen as a new species.



These coral have an internal cavity that is typically occupied by a symbiotic sipunculan worm; in the crab's habitat in the Ōshima Straight south of Amami Ōshima, it is often found inside the corals instead.Reports from Kyoto University Highlight Recent Findings in Life Science Research [A New Species of Hermit Crab, Diogenes Heteropsammicola, Replaces a Mutualistic Sipunculan in a Walking Coral Symbiosis]. NewsRX LLC, 2017. Print.