Malacostraca |
Decapoda |
Paguridae
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecology
Benthic; depth range 226 - 276 m (Ref. 128615). Tropical
Western Central Atlantic: Curacao.
Length at first maturity / Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: Lm ? range ? - ? cm
This species can be distinguished by the following set of characters: presence of striking dorso-ventral flattening of the right cheliped; reduced branchial formula; 4th pereopods with grasping-like spines (instead of typically pagurid rasp-like scales; almost symmetrical uropods and telson; minute pair of 1st pleopods (gonopods).
Depth range based on type locality; to be replaced with a better reference. Inhabits rariphatic zone of the deep reefs (Ref. 128615).
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Lemaitre, R. and D.L. Felder 2023 A new genus and species of micro-pagurid hermit crab (Crustacea, Decapoda, Paguridae) from the rariphotic reef zone in Curaco, Lesser Antilles, Caribbean Sea. Zootaxa 5277(2):374-380. (Ref. 128615)
IUCN Red List Status
(Ref. 130435: Version 2025-1)
CITES status (Ref. 108899)
Not Evaluated
Not Evaluated
Threat to humans
Harmless
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PhysiologyOxygen consumption
Human RelatedStamps, coins, misc.
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