Porcellanopagurus edwardsi
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| Porcellanopagurus edwardsi | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Malacostraca |
| Order: | Decapoda |
| Suborder: | Pleocyemata |
| Infraorder: | Anomura |
| Family: | Paguridae |
| Genus: | Porcellanopagurus |
| Species: | P. edwardsi |
| Binomial name | |
| Porcellanopagurus edwardsi Filhol, 1885 | |
Porcellanopagurus edwardsi is a species of hermit crab that lives in the waters around New Zealand and its subantarctic islands.
Porcellanopagurus edwardsi is found around the Auckland Islands, Campbell Islands, Snares Islands, Stewart Island and along the coast of New Zealand's South Island. The closely related species P. filholi has a more northerly distribution, overlapping with that of P. edwardsi only in the region of the Banks Peninsula.[1] They are benthic, and live at a depth range of 1-120m.[2]
Taxonomy
Porcellanopagurus edwardsi was described by Henri Filhol in 1885 as the only species in a new genus Porcellanopagurus; 12 further species have since been described.[3]
Life cycle
P. edwardsi is mostly gonochoric as most members of the order Decapoda are. When mating, they commonly have a courtship ritual and indirectly transfer sperm.[4]