Paguristes ulreyi Schmitt, 1921 is a animal in the Diogenidae family, order Decapoda, kingdom Animalia. Not known to be toxic.
Paguristes ulreyi Schmitt, 1921
Paguristes ulreyi, the furry hermit crab, is a detritus-capturing Diogenidae hermit crab from California Pacific waters, growing up to one inch wide.
Paguristes ulreyi, commonly called the furry hermit crab, is a species of hermit crab that belongs to the family Diogenidae. This species gets its common name from its characteristic furry body, a feature that enables it to capture detritus. It inhabits Pacific Ocean waters off the coast of California, and adults can grow up to one inch in width.
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Petrochirus diogenes (Linnaeus, 1758)
Clibanarius erythropus (Latreille, 1818)
Calcinus verrillii (Rathbun, 1901)
Dardanus calidus (Risso, 1827)
Calcinus elegans (H.Milne-Edwards, 1836)
Calcinus pictus (Owen, 1839)
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