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Hermit Crab

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Description:

Hermit crabs are decapod crustaceans of the superfamily Paguroidea [i.e. not true crabs]. Most of the 1100 species possess an asymmetrical abdomen which is concealed in an empty gastropod shell that is carried around by the hermit crab.

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The MnMs
He is very well mimetized with the hard coral and its shell being the same color.

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Global Coral Reef Monitoring

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PublishedJune 18, 2011

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