Hermit Crabs

Pagurus hirtimanus

• Group: Other
• For divers: safe

A hermit crab common on tropical rocky shores, this species also wanders soft bottoms from the intertidal into deeper water. It borrows an empty snail shell to guard its soft tail, trading up to roomier shells as it grows, and is harmless to handle.

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

Species data via the World Register of Marine Species (WoRMS), AphiaID 590318.