Florent's Guide To The

Tropical Reefs

Coral Residing Hermit Crab
Paguritta corallicola
Coral Residing Hermit Crab
Category: Right-Handed Hermits
Scientific Name: Paguritta corallicola
Size: Up to 0.5 in. (1 cm)  
Distribution: West Pacific, Central 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
         └Paguridae (Family) Right-Handed Hermits
          └Paguritta (Genus)
           └P. corallicola (Species)
WoRMS ID: 366551🔗
iNaturalist ID: 450554🔗

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