Paguristes eremita
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| Paguristes eremita | |
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Malacostraca |
| Order: | Decapoda |
| Suborder: | Pleocyemata |
| Infraorder: | Anomura |
| Family: | Diogenidae |
| Genus: | Paguristes |
| Species: | P. eremita |
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| Paguristes eremita (Linnaeus, 1767)[1] | |
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Paguristes eremita, the eye spot hermit crab,[2] is a species of hermit crab in the family Diogenidae. It is found in the Mediterranean Sea.[2]
The carapace of this hermit crab can grow to a length of about 20 mm (0.8 in). The rostrum is pointed and there is a spine at the tip of the small eye scale. The eye stalks are long and cylindrical and the antennal scales are thorny and nearly cover the bases of the antennae. The chelae (claws) are granulated and covered with short hairs. The left chela is slightly larger than the right one. The walking legs are laterally compressed; the first three pairs are similar in length, the fourth pair are much shorter and the fifth pair end in small claws. The general colour of this crab is orange-red to brown, and the eyes are greyish-blue. A purplish spot at the base of the dactylus is diagnostic of this species.[3]