Florent's Guide To The

Tropical Reefs

Giant Hermit Crab
Petrochirus diogenes
Giant Hermit Crab
Category: Left-Handed Hermits
Scientific Name: Petrochirus diogenes
Size: 5 to 10 in. (12 to 25 cm)  
Depth: 3-100 ft. (1-30 m)
Distribution: Caribbean, Bahamas, Florida, Gulf of America, Brazil
Arthropoda (Phylum)
└Crustacea (Subphylum)
 └Multicrustacea (Superclass)
  └Malacostraca (Class)
   └Eumalacostraca (Subclass)
    └Eucarida (Superorder)
     └Decapoda (Order)
      └Pleocyemata (Suborder)
       └Anomura (Infraorder)
        └Paguroidea (Superfamily)
         └Diogenidae (Family)
          └Petrochirus (Genus)
           └P. diogenes (Species)

Crustaceans
Left-Handed Hermits

Giant Hermit Crab

Orange Hermit Crab

Hairy Red Hermit Crab

Hopper's Hermit Crab

Hairy Yellow Hermit Crab

Hawaiian Elegant Hermit Crab

Haig's Hermit Crab

Laurent's Hermit Crab

Line-Legged Hermit Crab

Small White Hermit Crab

Beautiful Hermit Crab

Whitebanded Hermit Crab

Orangeclaw Hermit Crab

Halloween Hermit Crab

Blue-Legged Hermit Crab

Bareye Hermit Crab

Dark Knee Hermit Crab

White-Spotted Hermit Crab

Jeweled Anemone Hermit Crab

Stareye Hermit Crab

Red Reef Hermit Crab

Red-Banded Hermit Crab

White Speckled Hermit Crab

Blue-Eye Hermit Crab

Hairy Hermit Crab



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