E-Fauna Photo Gallery
Pagurus dalli
(White Knee Hermit Crab)
© Aaron Baldwin (Photo ID #2160)
Photographer's Submitted Details
Photo Location
Sitka Sound, Alaska
Photographer
Aaron Baldwin
Habitat
35 meters on cobble
Photo Date
Upload Date
October 22, 2007
Elevation (m)
UTM Zone #
Latitude
UTM Easting
Longitude
UTM Northing
Photo ID #
2160
Notes
The relatively long thin claws and white 'knees' on the walking legs distinguish this species. Like the related Pagurus stevensae, this hermit has a row of sharp spines on palm of left claw. Photo taken with a Pentax Optio W10 underwater camera submerged in a shallow aquarium.
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