Pagurus capillatus
(Fuzzy Hermit Crab)
© Aaron Baldwin (Photo ID #2197)
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Unknown
Photographer
Aaron Baldwin
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Unknown
Photo Date
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October 23, 2007
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Photo ID #
2197
Comments
Very similar to P. kennerlyi and P. setosus. The relatively longer hairs that are plumose (branched like an ostrich plume) and lack of spines on dactyls ('feet') of walking legs help distinguish it from those species. Note: Will take a better photo as I sort through specimens.