dimpled hermit

Pagurus impressus

Classification

Class: Malacostraca
Order: Decapoda
Family: Paguridae

Pagurus impressus, also known as the dimpled hermit crab or palmate hermit crab, is a species of hermit crab in the family Paguridae. Description P. impressus is a relatively moderate sized hermit crab most easily identifiable by depressions on the dorsal side of the propodus of each chelipeds.

Distribution

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Countries in the Picchu catalog

United States of America · 58

Sources and credits

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dimpled hermit

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