Florent's Guide To The

Tropical Reefs

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
Undescribed species
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. sp. 2 (Species)

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