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giant hermit

Petrochirus diogenes

Classification

The giant hermit crab (Petrochirus diogenes) is a species of marine hermit crab. This species lives in the Caribbean Sea, and often inhabits conch shells. This species of hermit crab is large enough that it can inhabit a fully grown shell of the queen conch.

Distribution

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United States of America · 358Mexico · 36Cuba · 17Brazil · 14France · 11United Kingdom · 6Netherlands · 1