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From Natural History of Southeast Alaska

Parapagurus benedicti

Class	Malacostraca +
Common name is	Pacific anemone hermit  +
Documentation requested	false  +
Family	Parapaguridae +
Genus	Parapagurus +
Order	Decapoda +
Phylum	Arthropoda +
Scientific name is	Parapagurus benedicti  +
SpecificEpithet	benedicti  +
Summary	This very rare deep water hermit crab is t … This very rare deep water hermit crab is typically found below 500 meters or so. Any specimens obtained from deep water crab or shrimp traps should be retained and frozen. This is another hermit crab that is not closely related to the pagurid hermits and represents another parallel evolutionary event of the pagurid body form. Unique among hermits, Parapagurids only use a snail shell when juvenile, upon which grows a specific species of sea anemone. The anemone dissolves the shell and secretes a chitinous "pseudoshell" that grows along with the hermit crab. Most species of parapagurid worldwide have a specific species of sea anemone that is unique to that species.ea anemone that is unique to that species.  +
TaxonRank	species  +
Has queryThis property is a special property in this wiki.	Parapagurus benedicti + , Parapagurus benedicti + , Parapagurus benedicti + , Parapagurus benedicti + , Parapagurus benedicti + , Parapagurus benedicti + , Parapagurus benedicti +
Categories	Marine Invertebrate  + , Species  +
Modification dateThis property is a special property in this wiki.	11 March 2013 22:21:46  +
Has subobjectThis property is a special property in this wiki.	Parapagurus benedicti +

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