| Pink hermit crab | |
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| pink hermit crab in a shell encrusted with the shell-mimic hydroid | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Malacostraca |
| Order: | Decapoda |
| Suborder: | Pleocyemata |
| Infraorder: | Anomura |
| Family: | Diogenidae |
| Genus: | Paguristes |
| Species: | P. gamianus |
| Binomial name | |
| Paguristes gamianus (H. Milne-Edwards, 1836) | |
The pink hermit crab (Paguristes gamianus) is a species of hermit crab in the family Diogenidae.
Description
The pink hermit crab is a small hairy-legged pink hermit that grows to 2 cm. It has black eyes and equal-sized pincers with brown tips. It has white tips to its second and third legs.
Distribution
This crab is found only around the southern African coast from southern Namibia to Cape Agulhas in less than 12m of water.
Ecology
The female of this species broods 12-15 eggs within the shell.
References
- "WoRMS - World Register of Marine Species - Paguristes gamianus (H. Milne Edwards, 1836)". marinespecies.org. Retrieved 14 August 2013.
- ^ Branch, G.M., Branch, M.L, Griffiths, C.L. and Beckley, L.E. 2010. Two Oceans: a guide to the marine life of southern Africa ISBN 978-1-77007-772-0
| Taxon identifiers | |
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| Paguristes gamianus | |
| Pagurus gamianus | |