From Natural History of Southeast Alaska
| Class
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Malacostraca +
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| Common name is
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Blackeyed hermit crab +
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| Documentation requested
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false +
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| Family
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Paguridae +
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| Genus
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Pagurus +
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| Order
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Decapoda +
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| Phylum
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Arthropoda +
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| Scientific name is
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Pagurus armatus +
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| SpecificEpithet
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armatus +
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| Summary
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This species is a very large species that … This species is a very large species that is often found in large gastropod shells such as [[Fusitriton oregonensis|Oregon triton (''Fusitriton oregonensis'')]] and ''[[Neptunea]]''. It is easily distinguished from other large hermits such as the [[Pagurus aleuticus|Aleutian hermit crab (''Pagurus aleuticus'')]] and the [[Pagurus ochotensis|Alaskan hermit crab (''Pagurus ochotensis'')]] by the black rather than yellow-green corneas of the eyes. Jensen (1995) reports that the blackeyed hermit is common in beds of the sea pen ''[[Ptilosarcus gurneyi]]''. Like [[Pagurus aleuticus|Aleutian hermit crab (''Pagurus aleuticus'')]] and [[Pagurus ochotensis|Alaskan hermit crab (''Pagurus ochotensis'')]], this species belongs to a group of hermits characterized by twisted dactyls with one or two deep grooves on their legs.ith one or two deep grooves on their legs. +
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| Categories |
Marine Invertebrate +
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| Modification dateThis property is a special property in this wiki.
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11 March 2013 22:13:42 +
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