Paguristes cadenati
| Paguristes cadenati | |
|---|---|
|  | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia | 
| Phylum: | Arthropoda | 
| Subphylum: | Crustacea | 
| Class: | Malacostraca | 
| Order: | Decapoda | 
| Infraorder: | Anomura | 
| Family: | Diogenidae | 
| Genus: | Paguristes | 
| Species: | P. cadenati | 
| Binomial name | |
| Paguristes cadenati Forest, 1954 [1] | |
Paguristes cadenati, the red reef hermit crab or scarlet hermit crab,[2] is a small (about 3 centimetres or 1.2 inches across) species of hermit crab with a bright red body and yellow eyestalks that lives in the Caribbean Sea.
References
- ↑ Patsy McLaughlin (2009). P. McLaughlin, ed. "Paguristes cadenati Forest, 1954". World Paguroidea database. World Register of Marine Species. Retrieved June 25, 2010.
- ↑ "Red reef hermit (Paguristes cadenati)". Interactive Guide to Caribbean Diving. Retrieved June 25, 2010.
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