Pink hermit crab
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| pink hermit crab | |
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| pink hermit crab in a shell encrusted with the shell-mimic hydroid | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Malacostraca |
| Order: | Decapoda |
| Suborder: | Pleocyemata |
| Infraorder: | Anomura |
| Family: | Diogenidae |
| Genus: | Paguristes |
| Species: | P. gamianus |
| Binomial name | |
| Paguristes gamianus (H. Milne-Edwards, 1836) | |
The pink hermit crab (Paguristes gamianus) is a species of hermit crab in the family Diogenidae.[1]
Description[edit]
The pink hermit crab is a small hairy-legged pink hermit that grows to 2 cm. It has black eyes and equal-sized pincers with brown tips. It has white tips to its second and third legs.[2]
Distribution[edit]
This crab is found only around the southern African coast from southern Namibia to Cape Agulhas in less than 12m of water.[2]
Ecology[edit]
The female of this species broods 12-15 eggs within the shell.[2]
References[edit]
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Paguristes gamianus.
- ^ "WoRMS - World Register of Marine Species - Paguristes gamianus (H. Milne Edwards, 1836)". marinespecies.org. Retrieved 14 August 2013.
- ^ a b c Branch, G.M., Branch, M.L, Griffiths, C.L. and Beckley, L.E. 2010. Two Oceans: a guide to the marine life of southern Africa ISBN 978-1-77007-772-0