Elassochirus cavimanus
From Natural History of Southeast Alaska
Purple hermit crab (Elassochirus cavimanus): 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 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.
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Weblinks
- WoRMS Page for Elassochirus cavimanus
- Search Arctos Database for Elassochirus cavimanus (Southeast only)
- Search Arctos Database for Elassochirus cavimanus (entire database)
- Encyclopedia of Life search for Elassochirus cavimanus
- iNaturalist Observations for Elassochirus cavimanus in Southeast Alaska
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