Florent's Guide To The

Tropical Reefs

Hairy Red Hermit Crab
Aniculus erythraeus
Hairy Red Hermit Crab
Category: Left-Handed Hermits
Scientific Name: Aniculus erythraeus
Size: Up to 4 in. (10 cm)  
Distribution: Indo-Pacific
Arthropoda (Phylum)
└Crustacea (Subphylum)
 └Multicrustacea (Superclass)
  └Malacostraca (Class)
   └Eumalacostraca (Subclass)
    └Eucarida (Superorder)
     └Decapoda (Order)
      └Pleocyemata (Suborder)
       └Anomura (Infraorder)
        └Paguroidea (Superfamily)
         └Diogenidae (Family)
          └Aniculus (Genus)
           └A. erythraeus (Species)

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