Florent's Guide To The Florida, Bahamas and

Caribbean Reefs

White Speckled Hermit Crab
Paguristes puncticeps
White Speckled Hermit Crab
Category: Left-Handed Hermits
Scientific Name: Paguristes puncticeps
Size: 3 to 5 in. (8 to 13 cm)  
Depth: 2-130 ft. (1-40 m)
Distribution: Caribbean
Arthropoda (Phylum) Arthropods
└Crustacea (Subphylum) Crustaceans
 └Multicrustacea (Superclass) Typical Crustaceans
  └Malacostraca (Class) Malacostracans
   └Eumalacostraca (Subclass) Decapods, Isopods, and Allies
    └Eucarida (Superorder)
     └Decapoda (Order) Decapods
      └Pleocyemata (Suborder)
       └Anomura (Infraorder)
        └Paguroidea (Superfamily) Hermit Crabs
         └Diogenidae (Family) Left-Handed Hermits
          └Paguristes (Genus)
           └P. puncticeps (Species)
WoRMS ID: 368275🔗
iNaturalist ID: 260551🔗

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