Florent's Guide To The

Tropical Pacific Reefs

Catapagurus sp. 1
Catapagurus sp. 1
Category: Right-Handed Hermits
Scientific Name: Catapagurus sp. 1
Size: Up to 0.4 in. (1 cm)  
Distribution: Indo-West Pacific
Undescribed species
Arthropoda (Phylum)
└Crustacea (Subphylum)
 └Multicrustacea (Superclass)
  └Malacostraca (Class)
   └Eumalacostraca (Subclass)
    └Eucarida (Superorder)
     └Decapoda (Order)
      └Pleocyemata (Suborder)
       └Anomura (Infraorder)
        └Paguroidea (Superfamily)
         └Paguridae (Family)
          └Catapagurus (Genus)
           └C. sp. 1 (Species)

Crustaceans
Right-Handed Hermits

Catapagurus sp. 1

Coral Residing Hermit Crab

Kropp's Coral Hermit Crab

Paguritta sp. 1

Paguritta sp. 2

Pylopaguropsis speciosa



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