Location: Yap, Micronesia
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)
└Crustacea (Subphylum)
└Multicrustacea (Superclass)
└Malacostraca (Class)
└Eumalacostraca (Subclass)
└Eucarida (Superorder)
└Decapoda (Order)
└Pleocyemata (Suborder)
└Anomura (Infraorder)
└Paguroidea (Superfamily)
└Paguridae (Family)
└Paguritta (Genus)
└P. kroppi (Species)
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