Pagurus samuelis
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Pagurus samuelis, the blueband hermit crab, is a species of hermit crab from the west coast of North America, and the most common hermit crab in California. It is a small species, with distinctive blue bands on its legs. It prefers to live in the shell of the black turban snail, and is a nocturnal scavenger of algae and carrion.
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Pagurus samuelis | |
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Pagurus samuelis using a shell of Tegula brunnea | |
Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Malacostraca |
Order: | Decapoda |
Suborder: | Pleocyemata |
Infraorder: | Anomura |
Family: | Paguridae |
Genus: | Pagurus |
Species: | P. samuelis |
Binomial name | |
Pagurus samuelis (Stimpson, 1857) | |
Synonyms [1] | |
Eupagurus samuelis Stimpson, 1857 |
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