Florent's Guide To The

Tropical Reefs

Paguritta sp. 2
Paguritta sp. 2
Paguritta sp. 2
Category: Right-Handed Hermits
Scientific Name: Paguritta sp. 2
Size: Up to 0.5 in. (1 cm)  
Distribution: West Pacific, Great Barrier Reef
Note: Undescribed species
Arthropoda (Phylum)
└Crustacea (Subphylum)
 └Multicrustacea (Superclass)
  └Malacostraca (Class)
   └Eumalacostraca (Subclass)
    └Eucarida (Superorder)
     └Decapoda (Order)
      └Pleocyemata (Suborder)
       └Anomura (Infraorder)
        └Paguroidea (Superfamily)
         └Paguridae (Family)
          └Paguritta (Genus)
           └P. sp. 2 (Species)

Crustaceans
Right-Handed Hermits

Paguritta sp. 2

Shortfinger Hermit Crab

Polkadotted Hermit Crab

Ridgeclaw Hermit Crab

Reticulated Hermit Crab

Ringeye Hermit Crab

Coral Residing Hermit Crab

Kropp's Coral Hermit Crab

Paguritta sp. 1



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