Florent's Guide To The Florida, Bahamas and

Caribbean Reefs

Polkadotted Hermit Crab
Phimochirus operculatus
Polkadotted Hermit Crab
Category: Right-Handed Hermits
Scientific Name: Phimochirus operculatus
Size: 0.5 to 1 in. (1 to 2.5 cm)  
Depth: 10-85 ft. (3-26 m)
Distribution: Caribbean, Bahamas, South Florida
Arthropoda (Phylum) Arthropods
└Crustacea (Subphylum) Crustaceans
 └Multicrustacea (Superclass) Typical Crustaceans
  └Malacostraca (Class) Malacostracans
   └Eumalacostraca (Subclass) Decapods, Isopods, and Allies
    └Eucarida (Superorder)
     └Decapoda (Order) Decapods
      └Pleocyemata (Suborder)
       └Anomura (Infraorder)
        └Paguroidea (Superfamily) Hermit Crabs
         └Paguridae (Family) Right-Handed Hermits
          └Phimochirus (Genus)
           └P. operculatus (Species)
WoRMS ID: 366821🔗
iNaturalist ID: 128202🔗

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