Florent's Guide To The

Tropical Reefs

Kropp's Coral Hermit Crab
Paguritta kroppi
Kropp's Coral Hermit Crab
Category: Right-Handed Hermits
Scientific Name: Paguritta kroppi
Size: 0.5 to 1 in. (1 to 2.5 cm)  
Depth: 10-100 ft. (3-30 m)
Distribution: Micronesia
Arthropoda (Phylum)
└Crustacea (Subphylum)
 └Malacostraca (Class)
  └Eumalacostraca (Subclass)
   └Decapoda (Order)
    └Pleocyemata (Suborder)
     └Anomura (Infraorder)
      └Paguroidea (Superfamily)
       └Paguridae (Family)
        └Paguritta (Genus)

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