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From Natural History of Southeast Alaska
| Elassochirus cavimanus |
| Class | Malacostraca + |
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| Common name is | Purple hermit crab + |
| Documentation requested | false + |
| Family | Paguridae + |
| Genus | Elassochirus + |
| Order | Decapoda + |
| Phylum | Arthropoda + |
| Scientific name is | Elassochirus cavimanus + |
| SpecificEpithet | cavimanus + |
| Summary | The purple hermit is a subtidal species mo … The purple hermit is a subtidal species most often seen in crab or shrimp traps. The purple and yellow claws and red legs with white polka dots are unmistakable. Preserved (bleached out) specimens look similar to preserved specimens of the [[Elassochirus gilli|Orange hermit (''Elassochirus gilli'')]]. ''E. cavimanus'' has a longitudinal row row of small blunt spines on the carpus (next segment after the "hand") while ''E. gilli'' does not.r the "hand") while ''E. gilli'' does not. + |
| TaxonRank | species + |
| Has queryThis property is a special property in this wiki. | Elassochirus cavimanus + , Elassochirus cavimanus + , Elassochirus cavimanus + , Elassochirus cavimanus + , Elassochirus cavimanus + , Elassochirus cavimanus + , Elassochirus cavimanus + , Elassochirus cavimanus + |
| Categories | Marine Invertebrate + , Species + |
| Modification dateThis property is a special property in this wiki. | 11 March 2013 21:14:10 + |
| Has subobjectThis property is a special property in this wiki. | Elassochirus cavimanus + , Elassochirus cavimanus + |
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| File:Elassochirus cavimanus dipac 10-09-08 04.jpg + | FileTags |
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