Red Reef Hermit (Paguristes cadenati)

Invertebrateverified

Paguristes cadenati

Forest, 1954

Red Reef Hermit

Also known as: Red Reef Hermit Crab, Scarlet Hermit Crab, Scarlet Reef Hermit Crab

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Taxonomy

Class

Malacostraca

Order

Decapoda

Family

Diogenidae

Where to find it

rare

Anguilla

Other species in Diogenidae

Clibanarius antillensis

Clibanarius antillensis

Antillean Hermit Crab

Dardanus calidus

Dardanus calidus

Great Red Hermit Crab

Diogenes pugilator

Diogenes pugilator

Roux's Hermit Crab

Calcinus tubularis

Calcinus tubularis

Hermit Crab

Paguristes tortugae

Paguristes tortugae

Bandeye Hermit

Paguristes sericeus

Paguristes sericeus

Blue-Eye Hermit

Petrochirus diogenes

Petrochirus diogenes

Giant Hermit

Paguristes eremita

Paguristes eremita

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