Marlin Harms, California USA, California, USA
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Pagurus samuelis (Stimpson, 1857)
Pagurus samuelis, common known as the blueband hermit crab, is a species from the west coast of North America, and the most common hermit crab in California. It is a smallhermit crab, with distinctive blue bands on its legs.
It prefers to live in the shell of the black turban snail, and is a nocturnal scavenger of algae and carrion.
Synonymised names:
Eupagurus samuelis Stimpson, 1857 (basionym)
Pagurus samuelis, common known as the blueband hermit crab, is a species from the west coast of North America, and the most common hermit crab in California. It is a smallhermit crab, with distinctive blue bands on its legs.
It prefers to live in the shell of the black turban snail, and is a nocturnal scavenger of algae and carrion.
Synonymised names:
Eupagurus samuelis Stimpson, 1857 (basionym)
