Florent's Guide To The Hawaiian, South Pacific and

Indo-Pacific 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) 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
         └Diogenidae (Family) Left-Handed Hermits
          └Aniculus (Genus)
           └A. maximus (Species)
WoRMS ID: 208664🔗
iNaturalist ID: 121221🔗

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