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Prideaux's Hermit Crab

Pagurus prideaux

Seabook: Prideaux's Hermit Crab

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Description

Pagurus prideaux is a species of hermit crab in the family Paguridae. It is found in shallow waters off the northwest coast of Europe and usually lives symbiotically with the sea anemone Adamsia palliata. Description Like other hermit crabs, P. prideaux has an asymmetric, unarmoured abdomen and protects this by concealing i... Read more in Seabook

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white
brown
red

Habitat and Environment

Mud and Sand