From Natural History of Southeast Alaska
| Class
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Malacostraca +
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| Common name is
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Widehand 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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Elassochirus +
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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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Elassochirus tenuimanus +
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| SpecificEpithet
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tenuimanus +
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| Summary
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The widehand hermit is often very common i … The widehand hermit is often very common in the low intertidal and subtidal and is found in a variety of habitats. The very wide, expanded margins of the carpus of propodus of the right claw distinguish this species from hermits of the genus ''Pagurus'' which are somewhat similar. Like other members of the genus ''Elassochirus'', the widehand hermit uses its right claw as an "operculum" to block the entrance of the snail shell when has withdrawn inside.the snail shell when has withdrawn inside. +
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| TaxonRank
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species +
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| Has queryThis property is a special property in this wiki.
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Elassochirus tenuimanus +
, Elassochirus tenuimanus +
, Elassochirus tenuimanus +
, Elassochirus tenuimanus +
, Elassochirus tenuimanus +
, Elassochirus tenuimanus +
, Elassochirus tenuimanus +
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| Categories |
Marine Invertebrate +
, Species +
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| Modification dateThis property is a special property in this wiki.
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11 March 2013 21:14:28 +
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| Has subobjectThis property is a special property in this wiki.
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Elassochirus tenuimanus +
, Elassochirus tenuimanus +
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