1.雄蟲; 2.雌蟲合胸前方黑褐, 側下方從綠色到藍色都可能; 3.腹粗末端無藍色。

雌蟲1.綠褐色; 2.合胸前及側各一條棕線; 3.腹末端偶爾會有小塊的藍色。

雌蟲1.複眼後鑲淡色線; 2..合胸側有半月紋; 3. 腹部較粗; 4.中後腳的脛節不膨大。

雄蟲1.眼後大紅斑鑲有細黑邊; 2.合胸紅色; 3.腹1-4及9、10節紅色。

Donggang, Pingtung County, 4 Dec 2003, occupying the cylindrical cavity in a piece of sunken wood, prior to removal from burrow.

CP41, a colony of Epizoanthus polyps encases this deep-water hermit crab, replacing the typical gastropod shell.