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A new species of hermit crab
Diogenes heteropsammicola is a species of hermit crab that lives within "walking corals" of the genera Heterocyathus and Heteropsammia.



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.

Threats to hermit crabs
In a recent study of hermit crabs, microplastics significantly worsened hermit crabs' choice of shells more suited for their growth and survival, potentially indicating that microplastics interfere with vital neurobiological processes in these crabs.