Hairy Red Hermit Crab
Aniculus erythraeus
Hairy Red Hermit Crab
Category: Left-Handed Hermits
Scientific Name: Aniculus erythraeus
Size: Up to 4 in. (10 cm)
Distribution: Indo-Pacific
Arthropoda (Phylum)
└Crustacea (Subphylum)
└Malacostraca (Class)
└Eumalacostraca (Subclass)
└Decapoda (Order)
└Pleocyemata (Suborder)
└Anomura (Infraorder)
└Paguroidea (Superfamily)
└Diogenidae (Family)
└Aniculus (Genus)
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