The Cephalic shield [1] or carapace is part of the exoskeleton that covers the cephalothorax. It functions as a protective cover, hence the common name ‘shield‘.
![Rugosus shield - Credit HUSO Rugosus shield - Credit HUSO](https://i0.wp.com/crabstreetjournal.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/HUSO_rugosus.jpg?w=516&h=400&ssl=1)
Rugosus shield – Credit HUSO
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![Coenobita shield Credit Cheng Yu Jung Coenobita shield Credit Cheng Yu Jung](https://i0.wp.com/crabstreetjournal.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/Chen-Yu-Jung9.jpg?w=373&h=400&ssl=1)
Coenobita shield Credit Cheng Yu Jung
![Coenobita shield Credit Cheng Yu Jung Coenobita shield Credit Cheng Yu Jung](https://i0.wp.com/crabstreetjournal.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/Chen-Yu-Jung8.jpg?w=888&h=934&ssl=1)
Coenobita shield Credit Cheng Yu Jung
![Coenobita shield Coenobita shield](https://i0.wp.com/crabstreetjournal.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/shield1.jpg?w=364&h=309&ssl=1)
Coenobita shield
![Coenobita shield Coenobita shield](https://i0.wp.com/crabstreetjournal.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/shield2.jpg?w=364&h=309&ssl=1)
Coenobita shield
![Coenobita shield Coenobita shield](https://i0.wp.com/crabstreetjournal.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/shield3.jpg?w=364&h=308&ssl=1)
Coenobita shield
![Coenobita shield Coenobita shield](https://i0.wp.com/crabstreetjournal.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/shield4.jpg?w=822&h=675&ssl=1)
Coenobita shield
![Coenobita shield Coenobita shield](https://i0.wp.com/crabstreetjournal.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/shield5.jpg?w=430&h=348&ssl=1)
Coenobita shield
![Coenobita shield Coenobita shield](https://i0.wp.com/crabstreetjournal.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/shield6.jpg?w=430&h=323&ssl=1)
Coenobita shield
![2015-10-04 12.02.34 Coenobita shield](https://i0.wp.com/crabstreetjournal.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/2015-10-04-12.02.34.jpg?w=269&h=247&ssl=1)
Coenobita shield and pereiopods
![2015-10-04 12.02.25 Coenobita shield](https://i0.wp.com/crabstreetjournal.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/2015-10-04-12.02.25.jpg?w=288&h=247&ssl=1)
Coenobita shield
![LisaDawson4 Photo Credit: Lisa Dawson](https://i0.wp.com/crabstreetjournal.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/LisaDawson4.jpg?w=357&h=247&ssl=1)
Photo Credit: Lisa Dawson
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Photo credit – Amber Miner
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Overview of the anatomy of a land hermit crab (Coenobita)
Photo credits:
HUSO Chen Yu-Jung
References:
- Dardanus megistos by Storm Martin 2012
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