Ciliopagurus vakovako

Ciliopagurus vakovako is a species of hermit crab native to the Marquesas Islands. It is typically found at a depth no lower than 57 metres (187 ft). C. vakovako appears to be a vicariant of C. strigatus, a species widespread throughout the Indo-pacific region.^[2]

Ciliopagurus vakovako
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Malacostraca
Order:	Decapoda
Suborder:	Pleocyemata
Infraorder:	Anomura
Family:	Diogenidae
Genus:	Ciliopagurus
Species:	C. vakovako
Binomial name
Ciliopagurus vakovako Poupin, 2001[1]

The species name vakovako is a Marquesan word meaning striped, which is an allusion to the transverse rings on the legs.^[3]