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Marine Species Identification Guide for the St. Lawrence
Invertebrates • Species
Pagurus sp.
Hermit crab - Bernard l’hermite

Pagurus sp.
Characteristics:
• asymmetrical abdomen
• uses a gasteropod shell
May be mistaken for: Buccinum undatum - Polinices sp.
Pagurus
Family:
Paguridae
Type of measure:
not available
Maximum size:
not available
territory covered  territory covered    territory not covered  territory not covered

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