Pagurus maclaughlinae
| Pagurus maclaughlinae | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Clade: | Pancrustacea |
| Class: | Malacostraca |
| Order: | Decapoda |
| Suborder: | Pleocyemata |
| Infraorder: | Anomura |
| Family: | Paguridae |
| Genus: | Pagurus |
| Species: | P. maclaughlinae |
| Binomial name | |
| Pagurus maclaughlinae García-Gómez, 1982 | |
Pagurus maclaughlinae is a species of hermit crab within the family Paguridae found throughout the Gulf of Mexico, Eastern Florida, and the Caribbean Sea.
Description
Pagurus maclaughlinae is a relatively small hermit crab that typically has a shield length not exceeding 3 mm. The coloration of the body is brown with white spots. The chelipeds, maxillipeds, and pereopods of the hermit crab have white and brown banding.[1]
Distribution and habitat
Pagurus maclaughlinae is found throughout the Gulf of Mexico, Eastern Florida, and the Caribbean Sea, preferring warm-temperate climates.[2][3] The hermit crab lives in shallow coastal waters, including brackish habitats.[3]
References
- ↑ García-Gómez, Julio (1982). "The Provenzanoi Group of Hermit Crabs (Crustacea, Decapoda, Paguridae) in the Western Atlantic: Part I. Pagurus Maclaughlinae, a New Species". Bulletin of Marine Science. 32 (3): 647–655.
- ↑ Rhodes-Ondi, Sarah E.; Turner, Richard L. (2010-01-20). "Salinity tolerance and osmotic response of the estuarine hermit crab Pagurus maclaughlinae in the Indian River Lagoon, Florida". Estuarine, Coastal and Shelf Science. 86 (2): 189–196. doi:10.1016/j.ecss.2009.11.008. ISSN 0272-7714.
- 1 2 Raz-Guzman, A.; Sánchez, A. J.; Peralta, P.; Florido, R. (2004-10-01). "Zoogeography of Hermit Crabs (Decapoda: Diogenidae, Paguridae) from Four Coastal Lagoons in the Gulf of Mexico". Journal of Crustacean Biology. 24 (4): 625–636. doi:10.1651/C-2480. ISSN 0278-0372.