Florent's Guide To The Hawaiian, South Pacific and

Indo-Pacific Reefs

Kropp's Coral Hermit Crab
Paguritta kroppi
Kropp's Coral Hermit Crab
Category: Right-Handed Hermits
Scientific Name: Paguritta kroppi
Size: 0.5 to 1 in. (1 to 2.5 cm)  
Depth: 10-100 ft. (3-30 m)
Distribution: Micronesia
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
         └Paguridae (Family) Right-Handed Hermits
          └Paguritta (Genus)
           └P. kroppi (Species)
WoRMS ID: 366554🔗
iNaturalist ID: 193916🔗

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