Oncopagurus africanus
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| Oncopagurus africanus | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Malacostraca |
| Order: | Decapoda |
| Suborder: | Pleocyemata |
| Infraorder: | Anomura |
| Family: | Parapaguridae |
| Genus: | Oncopagurus |
| Species: | O. africanus |
| Binomial name | |
| Oncopagurus africanus (de Saint Laurent, 1972) | |
| Synonyms | |
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Parapagurus africanus de Saint Laurent, 1972 | |
Oncopagurus africanus is a species of marine hermit crab within the family Parapaguridae.[1] O. africanus inhabits gastropod shells often accompanied by an anthozoan polyp, at depths of 235 to 555 meters below sea level. Its distribution covers the southeastern Atlantic Ocean from the Democratic Republic of the Congo to Angola, and the southwest Indian Ocean off SE of Durban.[2]
