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Paguristes turgidus
(Hermit Crab)
© Aaron Baldwin (Photo ID #2238)
Photographer's Submitted Details
Photo Location
Annette Island, Alaska
Photographer
Aaron Baldwin
Habitat
Subtidal on mud and sand
Photo Date
Upload Date
October 25, 2007
Elevation (m)
UTM Zone #
Latitude
UTM Easting
Longitude
UTM Northing
Photo ID #
2238
Notes
This hermit is actually in a completely different family than are all but two others of British Columbia's 28 (or so) species of hermit crab. One easily seen difference is that most other hermit crabs (except for Paguristes ulreyi in the same family) have the claws of different size and shape with the right usually being larger and more robust. In members of the genus Paguristes the claws are pretty much equal in size.
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