Florent's Guide To The Florida, Bahamas &

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)
└Crustacea (Subphylum)
 └Multicrustacea (Superclass)
  └Malacostraca (Class)
   └Eumalacostraca (Subclass)
    └Eucarida (Superorder)
     └Decapoda (Order)
      └Pleocyemata (Suborder)
       └Anomura (Infraorder)
        └Paguroidea (Superfamily)
         └Paguridae (Family)
          └Iridopagurus (Genus)
           └I. reticulatus (Species)

Crustaceans
Right-Handed Hermits

Reticulated Hermit Crab

Ringeye Hermit Crab

Shortfinger Hermit Crab

Polkadotted Hermit Crab

Ridgeclaw Hermit Crab



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