Florent's Guide To The

Tropical Reefs

Hairy Hermit Crab
Hairy Hermit Crab
Scientific Name: Paguristes sp.
Infraorder: Anomura
Family: Diogenidae
Category: Left-Handed Hermits
Size: Up to 1 in. (2.5 cm)  
Distribution: Cayman Islands
Note: undescribed species and tentative genus. Range outside Cayman Islands unknown.

Crustaceans
Left-Handed Hermits

Hairy Hermit Crab

Giant Hermit Crab

Orange Hermit Crab

Hairy Red Hermit Crab

Hopper's Hermit Crab

Hairy Yellow Hermit Crab

Hawaiian Elegant Hermit Crab

Haig's Hermit Crab

Laurent's Hermit Crab

Line-Legged Hermit Crab

Small White Hermit Crab

Beautiful Hermit Crab

Whitebanded Hermit Crab

Orangeclaw Hermit Crab

Halloween Hermit Crab

Blue-Legged Hermit Crab

Bareye Hermit Crab

Dark Knee Hermit Crab

White-Spotted Hermit Crab

Jeweled Anemone Hermit Crab

Stareye Hermit Crab

Red Reef Hermit Crab

Red-Banded Hermit Crab

White Speckled Hermit Crab

Blue-Eye Hermit Crab



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