Florent's Guide To The Florida, Bahamas and

Caribbean Reefs

Reticulated Hermit Crab
Iridopagurus reticulatus
Reticulated Hermit Crab
Category: Right-Handed Hermits
Scientific Name: Iridopagurus reticulatus
Size: Up to 0.5 in. (1 cm)  
Depth: 3-125 ft. (1-38 m)
Distribution: Florida, Bahamas, Eastern 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
         └Paguridae (Family) Right-Handed Hermits
          └Iridopagurus (Genus)
           └I. reticulatus (Species)
WoRMS ID: 366484🔗
iNaturalist ID: 931670🔗

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