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Labidochirus splendescens

Class	Malacostraca +
Common name is	Splendid hermit  +
Documentation requested	false  +
Family	Paguridae +
Genus	Labidochirus +
Order	Decapoda +
Phylum	Arthropoda +
Scientific name is	Labidochirus splendescens  +
SpecificEpithet	splendescens  +
Summary	This unusual hermit crab is restricted to … This unusual hermit crab is restricted to the subtidal zone. Of all of Alaska's hermits, this one is the most "carcinized" (crab-like) with a greatly reduced abdomen and heavily calcified carapace. The small shell this species uses to protect its abdomen is almost always covered by hydroids which dissolve the original shell and become a living shell that grows with the hermit.a living shell that grows with the hermit.  +
TaxonRank	species  +
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Categories	Marine Invertebrate  + , Species  +
Modification dateThis property is a special property in this wiki.	11 March 2013 21:51:01  +
Has subobjectThis property is a special property in this wiki.	Labidochirus splendescens +

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