Hermit Crabs

Pagurus edwardsii

• Group: Other
• For divers: safe

This hermit crab tucks its soft body into the empty shells of Tegula and other sea snails, switching homes as it grows. It lives on hard ground across inner fjords, sheltered channels and wave exposed Chilean coasts, and is harmless to divers.

Taxonomy: Animalia › Arthropoda › Malacostraca › Decapoda › Paguridae › Pagurus

Species data via the World Register of Marine Species (WoRMS), AphiaID 366682.