Pagurus cornutus

Horny-hand hermit crab:

Horny-hand hermit crab (Pagurus cornutus): This species, along with Knobby-hand hermit crab (Pagurus confragosus) and Long-hand hermit (Pagurus tanneri) form a group of closely related species that have a raised spiny ridge on the left claw and a heavy elevated triangular ridge on the right claw. These hermit crabs are always subtidal and sometimes deep subtidal. Unlike the other species the ridge on the right claw of P. cornutus has a somewhat pointed apex.

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References

Weblinks

• WoRMS Page for Pagurus cornutus
• Search Arctos Database for Pagurus cornutus (Southeast only)
• Search Arctos Database for Pagurus cornutus (entire database)
• Encyclopedia of Life search for Pagurus cornutus
• iNaturalist Observations for Pagurus cornutus in Southeast Alaska

Other References

• McLaughlin 1974
• Kozloff 1996

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