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Hermit crab and sea anemone

Pagurus prideaux , Adamsia palliata

Description:

Pagurus prideaux is a species of hermit crab in the family Paguridae. It is found in shallow waters off the northwest coast of Europe and usually lives symbiotically with the sea anemone Adamsia palliata. (wiki)

Habitat:

Depth 15 m

Notes:

The murkiest dive of my life !

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1 Comment

Ava T-B
Ava T-B 8 years ago

Please post this a second time so you can separate the hermit crab from the anemone. The crab goes in the Arthropods category and the anemone in Other.
Your whole collection is lovely by the way.

MikeUnderwater
Spotted by
MikeUnderwater

Αποκεντρωμένη Διοίκηση Αιγαίου, Greece

Spotted on Sep 10, 2013
Submitted on Jul 16, 2014

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