Summary ²

Hermit crabs are decapod crustaceans of the superfamily Paguroidea. Most of the 1100 species possess an asymmetrical abdomen which is concealed in an empty gastropod shell carried around by the hermit crab.

Sources and Credits

1. (c) Kim Freeman, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-ND), http://www.flickr.com/photos/lumixpics/9059719743/
2. (c) Wikipedia, some rights reserved (CC BY-SA), http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paguroidea

More Info

• iNat taxon page
• Biodiversity Heritage Library
• BOLD Systems BIN search
• Coastal crabs of NZ (NIWA)
• Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF)
• World Register of Marine Species

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