Pagurus hirsutiusculus
From Natural History of Southeast Alaska
hairy hermit crab (Pagurus hirsutiusculus): This species is our most common intertidal hermit crab. It is quickly identified by its white knees and general dark, hairy appearance, its habit of using a rather small shell (which is part of the first stage of de-specialization from the hermit crab form to the king crab form), and its mid-intertidal, calm-water habitat.
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Weblinks
- Invertebrates of Southeast Alaska page for Pagurus hirsutiusculus
- Rosario Beach Marine Laboratory page for Pagurus hirsutiusculus
- WoRMS page for Pagurus hirsutiusculus
- WoRMS Page for Pagurus hirsutiusculus
- Search Arctos Database for Pagurus hirsutiusculus (Southeast only)
- Search Arctos Database for Pagurus hirsutiusculus (entire database)
- Encyclopedia of Life search for Pagurus hirsutiusculus
- iNaturalist Observations for Pagurus hirsutiusculus in Southeast Alaska
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