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Pagurus Heblingi
''Pagurus'' is a genus of hermit crabs in the family Paguridae. Like other hermit crabs, their abdomen is not calcified and they use snail shells as protection. These marine decapod crustaceans are omnivorous, but mostly prey on small animals and scavenge carrion. ''Trigonocheirus'' and '' Pagurixus'' used to be considered subgenera of ''Pagurus'', but the former is nowadays included in '' Orthopagurus'', while the latter has been separated as a distinct genus. Species Some 170 species are presently placed in ''Pagurus''; many others have been placed here at one time but are now assigned to other genera of Paguroidea. The following list is current : *''Pagurus acadianus'' Benedict, 1901 *''Pagurus alabamensis'' Rathbun, 1935 † *''Pagurus alaini'' Komai, 1998 *'' Pagurus alatus'' Fabricius, 1775 *'' Pagurus albidianthus'' de Saint Laurent & McLaughlin, 2000 *'' Pagurus albus'' (Benedict, 1892) *'' Pagurus alcocki'' (Balss, 1911) *'' Pagurus aleuticus'' (Benedict, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pagurus Armatus
''Pagurus armatus'', the armed hermit crab or black-eyed hermit crab, is a species of hermit crab found in the eastern Pacific Ocean of the United States and British Columbia, Canada. Description ''P. armatus'' is one of the largest species of hermit crab: adults may reach a carapace length of . The legs, including the claws, have bands of colour, in red, orange and white, and the claws bear short spines on the dorsal surface. The eyestalks are short, but bear large black compound eyes. ''P. armatus'' can be told apart from the similar '' P. ochotensis'' by the spines on its claws, which in ''P. ochotensis'' are replaced by granules. The two species are so similar that they have sometimes been considered members of the same species, but are now generally thought to be two distinct species. Ecology ''P. armatus'' lives on a variety of substrates, being particularly abundant in sea pen beds, at depths of up to Type specimen ''P. armatus'' was originally described (under the nam ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
