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
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Photo ID #	2160
Comments	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.