Indo-Pacific Hairy Hermit Crab (species: Pagurus hirtimanus) in Lizard Island Field Guide (Lizard Island Field Guide)

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Pagurus hirtimanus

Indo-Pacific Hairy Hermit Crab

©Anne Hoggett: Pagurus hirtimanus at Big Vicki's Reef, Lizard Island, at night.

Kingdom Animalia

Phylum Arthropoda

Class Malacostraca

Order Decapoda

Family Paguridae

Genus Pagurus

Species Pagurus hirtimanus

Distinguishing features

Right claw larger than left. Legs with many long hairs; eyestalks with broad bands of burgundy and white, eyes dull greenish brown.