Pagurus bernhardus
crustacean
Also known as: Eupagurus bernhardus
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characteristics
- In hermit crab
Pagurus (Eupagurus) bernhardus, a common, bright red hermit crab of European and North American coastal waters, often carries one or more anemones on its shell. The robber crab, native to islands of the South Pacific, is a terrestrial species that has discarded the shell-dwelling habit.
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