Paguristes cadenati
| Paguristes cadenati | |
|---|---|
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Subphylum: | Crustacea |
| Class: | Malacostraca |
| Order: | Decapoda |
| Infraorder: | Anomura |
| Family: | Diogenidae |
| Genus: | Paguristes |
| Species: | P. cadenati |
| Binomial name | |
| Paguristes cadenati Forest, 1954 [1] | |
Paguristes cadenati, the red reef hermit crab or scarlet hermit crab,[2] is a small (about 3 centimetres or 1.2 inches across) species of hermit crab with a bright red body and yellow eyestalks that lives in the Caribbean Sea.
References
- ↑ Patsy McLaughlin (2009). P. McLaughlin, ed. "Paguristes cadenati Forest, 1954". World Paguroidea database. World Register of Marine Species. Retrieved June 25, 2010.
- ↑ "Red reef hermit (Paguristes cadenati)". Interactive Guide to Caribbean Diving. Retrieved June 25, 2010.
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