Paguristes cadenati

Paguristes cadenati
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Subphylum:	Crustacea
Class:	Malacostraca
Order:	Decapoda
Infraorder:	Anomura
Family:	Diogenidae
Genus:	Paguristes
Species:	P. cadenati
Binomial name
	Paguristes cadenati; Forest, 1954 [1]

Paguristes cadenati, the red reef hermit crab or scarlet hermit crab,[2] is a small (about 3 centimetres or 1.2 inches across) species of hermit crab with a bright red body and yellow eyestalks that lives in the Caribbean Sea.

References

Patsy McLaughlin (2009). P. McLaughlin (ed.). "Paguristes cadenati Forest, 1954". World Paguroidea database. World Register of Marine Species. Retrieved June 25, 2010.
"Red reef hermit (Paguristes cadenati)". Interactive Guide to Caribbean Diving. Retrieved June 25, 2010.

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[1] Patsy McLaughlin (2009). P. McLaughlin (ed.). "Paguristes cadenati Forest, 1954". World Paguroidea database. World Register of Marine Species. Retrieved June 25, 2010.

[2] "Red reef hermit (Paguristes cadenati)". Interactive Guide to Caribbean Diving. Retrieved June 25, 2010.