Coral Hermit Crab

Paguritta harmsi

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Max Weight

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Max Depth

10 m

Description

Paguritta harmsi is a ten-legged species of hermit crab from the Paguridae family. Paguritta harmsi is a Rigth-handed Hermit Crab, which inhabit tubes or worm holes in living hard corals. Description Shield orange-brown. Ocular peduncles with four orange-brown and four creamcoloured stripes, corneae deep brown; acicle... Read more in Seabook

Locations

Maldives Indian Ocean Australia West Australia

Colors

white

brown

red

Habitat and Environment

Coral reef

Social Behaviour

Solitary