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| Phylum Arthropoda > Subphylum Crustacea > Class Malacostraca > Order Decapoda > Anomurans > hermit crabs |
crab-like animals that live in snail shells
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1cm
or less. Various tiny hairy hermit crabs. On seagrasses, rocky shores
and near reefs. Commonly seen on many of our shores.
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1-2cm.
Left pincer usually much larger than the right. Body not hairy;
grey, brown or white; without obvious markings. Sandy, silty, seagrass
areas. Commonly seen on many of our shores.
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1-1.5cm.
Right pincer usually larger than the right. Body and limbs white
with black barring. Coral rubble, on living sea fans. Antennae striped
blue and orange. Sometimes seen on our undisturbed shores.
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2-3cm.
Pincers large, about the same size. Body and limbs pinkish beige,
with blue 'elbows'. Silty areas. Sometimes seen on our Northern
shores.
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| 3-5cm. Pincers usually equal in size. Legs often striped along their length. Body may be bright orange, red or blue. Sandy, silty, seagrass areas. Commonly seen on many of our shores, larger on our Northern shores. | 2cm. Seen near mangroves. | 2-3cm. Pincers narrow equal sized. Body and legs black with white spots all over. Coral rubble near reefs. Sometimes seen. | 2-3cm. Pincers narrow equal sized. Body and legs black with orange markings. Coral rubble near reefs. Seen once at Sisters Islands. | |
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1.5-4cm.
Very hairy, dusky rose pink, left pincer may be slightly larger.
Coral rubble. Rarely seen.
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4-8cm.
Body red or orange with white spots, hairy claws, usually the left
claw is larger than the right. Coral rubble near reefs. Sometimes
seen.
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3-6cm. Pincers squarish and large, legs thick. Body violet to purple. Found on beaches near the high water mark among debris there. Rocky shore, even near huts at Southern Islands. Commonly seen on our undisturbed shores. |
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