Florent's Guide To The

Tropical Reefs

Hairy Yellow Hermit Crab
Aniculus maximus
Hairy Yellow Hermit Crab
Category: Left-Handed Hermits
Scientific Name: Aniculus maximus
Size: Up to 5 in. (12 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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