Pagurus is a genus of hermit crabs in the family Paguridae. Like other hermit crabs, their abdomen is not calcified and they use snail shells as protection. These marine decapod crustaceans are omnivorous, but mostly prey on small animals and scavenge carrion.

Pagurus bernhardus is the common marine hermit crab of Europe's Atlantic coasts. It is sometimes referred to as the common hermit crab or soldier crab.

Description: This common intertidal hermit crab is most easily distinguished by the light blue raised dots on the chelipeds and walking legs, plus the unbanded orange or red antennae. The legs of young individuals may be yellow. Carapace to 1.9 cm.

General Notes and Observations: Locations, abundances, unusual behaviors: Although Pagurus hirsutiusculus is often the most common intertidal hermit crab in this region, we find few of these on Sares Head.

Pagurus ochotensis from 100-120 m depth in San Juan Channel. Width of shell is 5 cm. Description: As is characteristic of genus Pagurus, the right cheliped is larger than the left and the outer maxillipeds are widely separated at the base.

Pagurus longicarpus, the long-wristed hermit crab, is a common hermit crab found along the Atlantic and Gulf coasts of the United States and the Atlantic coast of Canada.

Pagurus is a genus of hermit crabs in the family Paguridae. Like other hermit crabs, their abdomen is not calcified and they use snail shells as portable homes. These marine decapod crustaceans are omnivorous, but mostly prey on small animals and scavenge carrion.

Pagurus is a genus of hermit crabs in the family Paguridae. Like other hermit crabs, their abdomen is not calcified and they use snail shells as protection. These marine decapod crustaceans are omnivorous, but mostly prey on small animals and scavenge carrion.

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Com­mon her­mit crabs are rel­a­tively large (max­i­mum body length 8 cm), with bod­ies that are di­vided into two seg­ments: cephalotho­rax and ab­domen. The cephalotho­rax is en­cased by a …